Quick Install: Podman installation fails due to unsupported networking option (--network service:gerbil) #1057

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T18:11:54+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 18:11:54 +02:00

Originally created by @arousalspoon204 on 8/17/2025

Description:

When installing Pangolin with Podman instead of Docker, the installer fails to start the traefik container.

Steps to reproduce: installer.log

Run the installer on a Debian VPS.

Choose podman when asked whether to use Docker or Podman.

Proceed with the installation using default values.

Observe the container startup phase.

Observed behavior:

The installer attempts to run traefik with the following option:

--network service:gerbil

Podman does not recognize this option and exits with:

Error: invalid option for network service: unknown bridge network option: gerbil
exit code: 125

As a result, the traefik container is not created, and subsequent podman start traefik fails with:

Error: no container with name or ID "traefik" found: no such container

Additional issues noticed during installation:

The installer tries to stop/remove containers (traefik, gerbil, pangolin) before creating them, which results in repeated errors such as:

Error: no container with name or ID "traefik" found: no such container
exit code: 125

Despite failures, the installer still reports Installation complete!, which can be misleading.

Environment:

Debian 12 VPS (Hetzner)

Podman version 4.3.1

Pangolin installer (latest as of August 2025)

Summary:

The installer is not fully compatible with Podman due to unsupported Docker-specific networking syntax and error handling issues during container lifecycle management.

*Originally created by @arousalspoon204 on 8/17/2025* ### Description: When installing Pangolin with **Podman** instead of Docker, the installer fails to start the traefik container. ### Steps to reproduce: [installer.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21823486/installer.log) Run the installer on a Debian VPS. Choose podman when asked whether to use Docker or Podman. Proceed with the installation using default values. Observe the container startup phase. ### Observed behavior: The installer attempts to run traefik with the following option: `--network service:gerbil` Podman does not recognize this option and exits with: ``` Error: invalid option for network service: unknown bridge network option: gerbil exit code: 125 ``` As a result, the traefik container is not created, and subsequent podman start traefik fails with: `Error: no container with name or ID "traefik" found: no such container` ### Additional issues noticed during installation: The installer tries to stop/remove containers (traefik, gerbil, pangolin) before creating them, which results in repeated errors such as: ``` Error: no container with name or ID "traefik" found: no such container exit code: 125 ``` Despite failures, the installer still reports Installation complete!, which can be misleading. ### Environment: Debian 12 VPS (Hetzner) Podman version 4.3.1 Pangolin installer (latest as of August 2025) ### Summary: The installer is not fully compatible with Podman due to unsupported Docker-specific networking syntax and error handling issues during container lifecycle management.

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Reference: github/pangolin#1057