#23724·minikube

Document how to configure host for podman --rootless driver

Author: nirsCreated Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 30, 2026
Labelskind/documentationgood first issue

Testing on Ubuntu 24.04 host fails without configuring subids/gids as explained here: https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/blob/main/docs/tutorials/rootless_tutorial.md#etcsubuid-and-etcsubgid-configuration

Tested configuration on Ubuntu 24.04:

bash
sudo usermod --add-subuids 100000-165535 --add-subgids 100000-165535 $USER
podman system migrate 

Need to test more distros (e.g. Fedora 44, Debian 13, Ubuntu 26.04).

Update podman driver page: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/podman/