> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Switching from Docker to Podman

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) v9.x removes support for Docker. If you are currently using Docker to manage the containers for your Anaconda Server, you’ll need to update your server to use Podman as the container engine instead.

<Warning>
  Although Podman will be used as the container engine, Anaconda Server requires the use of `docker-compose` due to incompatibilities between supported features in `docker-compose` files.
</Warning>

1. Open a terminal and connect to your instance of Anaconda Server.
2. Enter your installer directory (`ate-installer-*`).
3. Stop all containers by running the following command:

   ```sh theme={null}
   sudo docker-compose down
   ```
4. Once all containers have stopped, download the Podman packages and replace the conflicting Docker packages by running the following command:

   ```sh theme={null}
   sudo yum install podman podman-docker --allowerasing
   ```

   <Note>
     `podman-docker` allows you to control Podman using Docker commands.
   </Note>
5. Install `netavark` by running the following command:

   ```sh theme={null}
   sudo yum install netavark
   ```
6. Using your preferred file editor, open the `usr/share/containers/containers.conf` file and set the `network_backend=` value to `"netavark"`.
7. Save your work and close the file.
8. Enable the `podman.socket` by running the following commands:

   ```sh theme={null}
   sudo systemctl enable --now podman.socket
   sudo systemctl status podman.socket
   ```
9. If necessary, navigate back to your installer directory.
10. Load the images into Podman by running the following command:

    ```sh theme={null}
    podman load --input repo_images.tar
    ```
11. Start the containers by running the following command:

    ```sh theme={null}
    docker-compose up -d
    ```

Log in to your Anaconda Server using your existing credentials and verify that all existing channels, mirrors, users, configurations, and such are as expected.