podman run has no --type parameter

[dilyanpalauzov]

The example from README.md contains

sudo podman run … --type qcow2 --local quay.io/centos-bootc/centos-bootc:stream9

The documentation for podman run at https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-run.1.html does not mention the --type and --local parameters.

[ondrejbudai]

These are arguments for bootc-image-builder, not for podman, they are specified after the image reference in the podman run command. Have you actually encountered an issue with the command?

[dilyanpalauzov]

Yes, you are right that the parameters are to the image, not to podman run. I have not encountered problems with the command.

Where do I find information about the --local parameter?

[ondrejbudai]

ugh, it's not very well documented at the moment. The --local flag tells bootc-image-builder to use bootable container images from a local containers storage (mounted inside bootc-image-builder via -v /var/lib/containers/storage:/var/lib/containers/storage. This the recommended way to use bootc-image-builder. We even make it the default in #423.

If you don't specify --local, bootc-image-builder pulls the bootable container image itself.