---
name: "podman-kube"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "podman"
version: "6.1.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/podman-kube"
---

# podman-kube(1)

Play containers, pods or volumes based on a structured input file

## NAME

podman-kube - Play containers, pods or volumes based on a structured input file

## SYNOPSIS

**podman kube** *subcommand*

## DESCRIPTION

The kube command recreates containers, pods or volumes based on the input from a structured (like YAML) file input.  Containers are automatically started.

Note: The kube commands in podman focus on simplifying the process of moving containers from podman to a Kubernetes environment and from a Kubernetes environment back to podman. Podman is not replicating the kubectl CLI. Once containers are deployed to a Kubernetes cluster from podman, please use **kubectl** to manage the workloads in the cluster.

## COMMANDS

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Command** | **Man Page** | **Description** |
| apply | [podman-kube-apply(1)](/podman-kube-apply/1.md) | Apply Kubernetes YAML based on containers, pods, or volumes to a Kubernetes cluster |
| down | [podman-kube-down(1)](/podman-kube-down/1.md) | Remove containers and pods based on Kubernetes YAML. |
| generate | [podman-kube-generate(1)](/podman-kube-generate/1.md) | Generate Kubernetes YAML based on containers, pods or volumes. |
| play | [podman-kube-play(1)](/podman-kube-play/1.md) | Create containers, pods and volumes based on Kubernetes YAML. |

## SEE ALSO

**[podman(1)](/podman/1.md)**, **[podman-pod(1)](/podman-pod/1.md)**, **[podman-container(1)](/podman-container/1.md)**, **[podman-kube-play(1)](/podman-kube-play/1.md)**, **[podman-kube-down(1)](/podman-kube-down/1.md)**, **[podman-kube-generate(1)](/podman-kube-generate/1.md)**, **[podman-kube-apply(1)](/podman-kube-apply/1.md)**

## HISTORY

December 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)