diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a34ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  virtualisation = {
+    containers.enable = true;
+    oci-containers.backend = "podman";
+    podman.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  environment = {
+    persistence."/persist"."/var/lib/containers" = { };
+
+    systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      podman-compose
+      dive
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e90625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  user ? throw "user argument is required",
+  home ? throw "home argument is required",
+}:
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  home-manager.users.${user} = {
+    services.podman.enable = true;
+
+    home = {
+      packages = with pkgs; [
+        podman-compose
+        dive
+      ];
+
+      sessionVariables.REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE = "${home}/.config/containers/auth.json";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/eirene/default.nix b/hosts/eirene/default.nix
index a5fc5ca..58b9ab1 100644
--- a/hosts/eirene/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/eirene/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     ../common/configs/system/cpu
     ../common/configs/system/dnsmasq
     ../common/configs/system/documentation
-    ../common/configs/system/docker
     ../common/configs/system/getty
     ../common/configs/system/git
     ../common/configs/system/gpg-agent
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
     ../common/configs/system/nixpkgs
     ../common/configs/system/ntp
     ../common/configs/system/pipewire
+    ../common/configs/system/podman
     ../common/configs/system/powertop
     ../common/configs/system/printing
     ../common/configs/system/sops
diff --git a/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix b/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix
index 425eac3..f3ee9a8 100644
--- a/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/bashmount { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/brightnessctl { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/btop { inherit user home; })
-    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/docker { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/fastfetch { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ffmpeg { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/git { inherit user home; })
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nixpkgs { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/pipewire { inherit user home; })
+    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/podman { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ranger { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/sops { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ssh { inherit user home; })
diff --git a/hosts/elara/default.nix b/hosts/elara/default.nix
index 83cfad9..a2e4d6d 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     ../common/configs/system/cpu
     ../common/configs/system/dnsmasq
     ../common/configs/system/documentation
-    ../common/configs/system/docker
     ../common/configs/system/getty
     ../common/configs/system/git
     ../common/configs/system/gpg-agent
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@
     ../common/configs/system/nixpkgs
     ../common/configs/system/ntp
     ../common/configs/system/pipewire
+    ../common/configs/system/podman
     ../common/configs/system/powertop
     ../common/configs/system/printing
     ../common/configs/system/sops
diff --git a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/docker/default.nix b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/podman/default.nix
similarity index 76%
rename from hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/docker/default.nix
rename to hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/podman/default.nix
index e20e881..8f57138 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/docker/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/podman/default.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 { lib, ... }:
 {
   home-manager.users.${user}.sops.secrets = {
-    "docker" = {
+    "registry" = {
       sopsFile = ../../../../../../../secrets/sas/secrets.yaml;
-      path = "${home}/.config/docker/config.json";
+      path = "${home}/.config/containers/auth.json";
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix
index a16702b..7c1efeb 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/bashmount { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/brightnessctl { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/btop { inherit user home; })
-    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/docker { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/fastfetch { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/git { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/gpg-agent { inherit user home; })
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nixpkgs { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/pipewire { inherit user home; })
+    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/podman { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ranger { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/sops { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ssh { inherit user home; })
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/gui/xdg { inherit user home; })
 
     (import ./configs/console/c { inherit user home; })
-    (import ./configs/console/docker { inherit user home; })
     (import ./configs/console/git { inherit user home; })
     (import ./configs/console/go { inherit user home; })
     (import ./configs/console/gradle { inherit user home; })
     (import ./configs/console/java { inherit user home; })
     (import ./configs/console/kubernetes { inherit user home; })
+    (import ./configs/console/podman { inherit user home; })
     (import ./configs/console/ssh { inherit user home; })
 
     (import ./configs/gui/obsidian { inherit user home; })