How to set hostname to podman containers ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Resolution

  • Use the flag -h or --hostname to specify the hostname for containers. You can use the below format to do the same.

    # podman run -itd -h <hostname> <image>

  • Note that hostname can be assigned to a container only when creating them. You can not change them during the runtime as podman containers are immutable and the properties can not change when they are already running.

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