Podmanager - VSCode Extension

Podmanager is an Visual Studio Code extension designed to help you manage Podman containers, images, volumes, and networks directly from the VSCode interface.

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Features

Manage Podman Resources: Comprehensive management of containers, images, volumes, networks, and pods.
Podman Machine Control:
- Start and stop your Podman machine directly from VSCode
- Machine status monitoring
- Configurable machine name support
Container Management:
- Start, stop, and restart containers
- Delete containers with force option
- Interactive terminal access to containers
- View container logs in real-time
- Execute commands in containers
Image Management:
- Build images from Dockerfile
- Remove images with force option
- Prune dangling images
- Prune all unused images
- Prune builder cache
Volume Management:
- Create new volumes
- Delete volumes with force option
- View volume details
Network Management:
- Create new networks
- Delete networks with force option
- View network details
Pod Management:
- Start, stop, and restart pods
- Delete pods with force option
- View pod details and status
Docker/Podman Compose Support:
- Up, down, start, stop, and restart compose services
- Support for both docker-compose.yml and docker-compose.yaml
- Project name detection
- Multiple compose file support
- Configurable compose command style
- Remote compose support
Tools and Utilities:
- Quick access tools menu
- Customizable Podman path
- Status bar integration
- Error handling with copy-to-clipboard support
- Collapsible tree view
- Auto-refresh capability

Installation

Install Podmanager: Open the Extensions view in VSCode (Ctrl+Shift+X), search for "Podmanager", and install the extension.
Ensure Podman is installed: Make sure you have Podman installed on your system and accessible via your command line.

Getting Started

Once the extension is installed:

Activate the Extension: The extension will automatically activate when VSCode starts.
Open the Podmanager Sidebar: Click on the Podmanager icon in the activity bar on the left side to open the Podmanager sidebar.
Manage Your Resources: Use the Podmanager view to interact with your containers, images, volumes, and networks.

Available Commands

General Commands

Refresh View: Refresh the entire Podman resources view
Refresh Overview: Update the overview section
Open Tools Menu: Access quick tools and actions
Reset Podman Path: Reset Podman path to default
Collapse All: Collapse all expandable elements in the tree view

Machine Management

Start Podman Machine: Start the configured Podman machine
Stop Podman Machine: Stop the running Podman machine

Container Commands

Create Container: Create a new container
Start Container: Start a stopped container
Stop Container: Stop a running container
Restart Container: Restart a container
Delete Container: Remove a container
Open in Terminal: Open an interactive terminal in a container
View Container Logs: View real-time container logs

Image Commands

Build Image: Build an image from a Dockerfile
Delete Image: Remove an image
Prune Images: Remove all dangling images
Prune All Images: Remove all unused images
Prune Builder Cache: Clear the Podman builder cache

Volume Commands

Create Volume: Create a new volume
Delete Volume: Remove a volume

Network Commands

Create Network: Create a new network
Delete Network: Remove a network

Pod Commands

Start Pod: Start a pod
Stop Pod: Stop a running pod
Restart Pod: Restart a pod
Delete Pod: Remove a pod

Compose Commands

Compose Up: Create and start compose services
Compose Down: Stop and remove compose services
Compose Start: Start existing compose services
Compose Stop: Stop running compose services
Compose Restart: Restart compose services

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the Issues page to report bugs or request features.

Sponsorship

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