docs: explain Podman socket setup

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| Environment Variable | Description | Possible values | Default |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------- |
| ``DOCKER_HOSTNAMES`` | Comma seperated list of hostnames to connect to | For example `localhost,docker.example.com` | - |
| ``DOCKER_PORTS`` | Comma seperated list of ports to connect to | For example `2375,2376` | - |
| ``DOCKER_SOCKET_PATHS`` | Comma seperated list of paths to sockets | For example `/var/run/docker.sock,/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock` | - |
| ``DOCKER_HOSTNAMES`` | Comma-separated list of hostnames to connect to | For example `localhost,docker.example.com` | - |
| ``DOCKER_PORTS`` | Comma-separated list of ports to connect to | For example `2375,2376` | - |
| ``DOCKER_SOCKET_PATHS`` | Comma-separated list of mounted Docker-compatible socket paths. See the [Docker and Podman integration guide](/docs/integrations/docker) | For example `/var/run/docker.sock,/var/run/podman.sock` | - |
## Database
| Environment Variable | Description | Possible values | Default |
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With docker run, add this parameter: `-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock`.
In Windows, you'll need to adjust the slashes: `-v //var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock`
### Using Podman
Homarr can also connect to Podman's [Docker-compatible API](https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html).
The Podman API socket must be running and mounted into the Homarr container.
For rootless Podman, enable the socket for the user that runs Homarr:
```bash
systemctl --user enable --now podman.socket
```
The rootless socket is located at `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/podman.sock` (usually `/run/user/<uid>/podman/podman.sock`).
You can confirm the path with:
```bash
podman info --format '{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}'
```
Mount that socket into the Homarr container and point `DOCKER_SOCKET_PATHS` to its path **inside** the container:
```yaml
services:
homarr:
container_name: homarr
image: ghcr.io/homarr-labs/homarr:latest
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/podman/podman.sock:/var/run/podman.sock
- ./homarr/appdata:/appdata
environment:
SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY: your_64_character_hex_string
DOCKER_SOCKET_PATHS: /var/run/podman.sock
ports:
- "7575:7575"
```
Run this compose project as the same user that owns the rootless Podman socket.
To keep the user socket available after logout and across reboots, enable lingering with `loginctl enable-linger <user>`.
For rootful Podman, enable the system socket with `sudo systemctl enable --now podman.socket`.
Its default path is `/run/podman/podman.sock`; mount that path instead.
:::note SELinux
On systems with SELinux enabled, Podman's documentation recommends disabling label separation for a container that accesses the API socket.
Add the following to the Homarr service:
```yaml
security_opt:
- label=disable
```
:::
You can connect Homarr to multiple Docker-compatible sockets by mounting each socket and listing their in-container paths, separated by commas:
```yaml
environment:
DOCKER_SOCKET_PATHS: /var/run/docker.sock,/var/run/podman.sock
```
### Managing your Docker containers within Homarr
Homarr allows you to interact with Docker containers running on your system.
Each container row has an action menu with the following options: