Podman migration check: flags Docker Desktop-only lines (docker.sock, host.docker.internal, credsStore desktop, desktop-linux context, docker scout, ports below 1024, short image names) in compose, Dockerfile and CI. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Free here: Check the open compose.yaml, Dockerfile, devcontainer.json, workflow or script for Docker Desktop ties, with the Podman fix on each line. In the editor: Scan every repo in the workspace in one pass and export a Markdown migration report per repo for the licence decision — that part asks for a licence key.
Full version: scan every repo in the workspace in one pass and export a Markdown migration report per repo.
Get the full version — $29 $29 once · one licence key per person or team seat. Yardstick: Docker Business is $24 per user per month billed annually ($288 per developer a year).
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Scan every repo in the workspace in one pass and export a Markdown migration report per repo for the licence decision
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Docker Business is $24 per user per month billed annually ($288 per developer a year); Docker Team is $15 per user per month billed annually.
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Questions people ask
What does Podman Migration Check do?
Podman Migration Check reads compose.yaml, Dockerfile, devcontainer.json, CI workflow and shell files and flags every line that only works while Docker Desktop is installed: the /var/run/docker.sock host socket, host.docker.internal and kubernetes.docker.internal, the desktop-linux and docker-desktop contexts, credsStore desktop, docker scout, host ports below 1024 and short image names. Each finding shows the Podman replacement.
Who is Podman Migration Check for?
It is for platform engineers and DevOps leads at companies that crossed Docker's paid-licence line of more than 250 employees or more than $10 million annual revenue and are moving developers from Docker Desktop to rootless Podman. It suits teams whose compose files, dev containers and CI scripts were written on Docker Desktop Macs and Windows laptops.
Why not just ask a chatbot or run podman compose and see what fails?
A chatbot rewrites the file you paste but cannot tell which lines depend on Docker Desktop, and it may silently keep host.docker.internal or the docker-desktop context. Running podman compose shows only the first failure, and only on the machine that runs it; a CI runner or a colleague's Mac fails later, one line at a time.
What is free and what does the paid version add?
The free version runs all 10 rules on the open file in VS Code and in the web page, with the fix text on each finding and no cap. The paid version, $29 once with one licence key per person or team seat, scans every repo in the workspace in one pass and exports a Markdown migration report per repo.
How does the cost compare with staying on Docker Desktop?
Docker Business costs $24 per user per month billed annually, which is $288 per developer a year, and Docker Team costs $15 per user per month billed annually. Podman is free and open source. Podman Migration Check is a one-time $29 per seat for the workspace report; the single-file check stays free.
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