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Fixes #63

Summary of Changes

This PR adds complete support for rootless Podman (Podman ≥ 5) as a container engine in packages/run-spaceapp across Linux and macOS, meeting all acceptance criteria outlined in #63 while preserving existing Docker behavior and backwards compatibility.


Key Implementations

  1. Engine Selection & Configuration:

    • Added --engine <docker|podman> CLI option on spaceapp install, persisting engine: "docker" | "podman" in configuration (config.json).
    • All subsequent commands (up, down, status, logs, doctor, backup, restore, repair, uninstall, owner, credentials, etc.) dispatch to the configured engine via composeCommand.
    • Supports engine selection via --answers dictionary/file.
    • Preserves Docker as default when present; offers Podman (or auto-selects with --non-interactive) on Linux if Docker is missing and Podman is ready.
    • Refuses switching engines on an existing installation with an explicit error to protect persistent Docker volumes from being orphaned.
  2. Compose Execution & SELinux Compatibility:

    • Dispatches podman compose subcommands through composeCommand.
    • Added podman to trusted command allowlists (trustedCommands, spawnTrustedCommand) in cli.mjs.
    • In renderWorkspaceCompose, automatically injects SELinux :z volume flags (bind: { selinux: "z" }) when engine === "podman", ensuring bind-mounted host workspace paths are read-write accessible under SELinux enforcing mode (e.g. Fedora, RHEL).
    • Blocks --access host-root on Podman with clear error explanation.
  3. macOS Podman Machine Support:

    • Detects and inspects macOS podman machine via JSON inspection (CPUs, Memory, DiskSize).
    • Validates machine capacity against profile requirements (small, medium, large).
    • Advises exact resize instructions (podman machine set --cpus <N> --memory <MB> --disk-size <GB>) if allocated resources are below profile thresholds.
    • Handles automatic machine initialization and startup if no machine is active.
  4. Engine Diagnostics & Support Bundle:

    • doctor reports:
      • Container Engine name and version
      • Rootless vs. rootful mode
      • Kernel cgroup version (v2 vs v1)
      • Resource limits delegation (CPU and memory controller verification). Clear informational output when delegation is absent without failing unexpectedly.
    • support-bundle collects sanitized engine metadata (bundle.engine: { name, version, rootless, cgroupVersion, limitsDelegated }) without secrets.
  5. Storage Planning & Probes:

    • Supports podman info --format {{json .}} and podman image inspect in storage.mjs.
    • Supports storage root lookup via engine?.store?.graphRoot alongside Docker roots.
  6. Automated Verification & CI Matrix:

    • Added unit test suite packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs (14 comprehensive tests) verifying command synthesis, SELinux bind mounts, engine validation, immutability, doctor diagnostics, machine sizing, and support bundles.
    • Verified that 100% of existing tests pass (180/180 pass, 0 fail).
    • Added podman-rootless CI job in .github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml running an end-to-end rootless Podman install, /readyz health check, backup, and purge on ubuntu-latest.
    • Updated packages/run-spaceapp/README.md, README.md, and docs/getting-started.md.

Verification Results

$ npm test -w run-spaceapp
ℹ tests 182
ℹ suites 0
ℹ pass 180
ℹ fail 0
ℹ cancelled 0
ℹ skipped 2
ℹ todo 0
ℹ duration_ms 13237.9694

$ npm run check -w run-spaceapp
> node --check bin/spaceapp.mjs && node --check src/package-info.mjs && node --check src/index.mjs && node --check src/cli.mjs && node --check src/storage.mjs && node --check src/telemetry.mjs && node --check src/prerequisites.mjs
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  • New Features
    • SpaceApp can now be installed and run with rootless Podman on Linux and macOS, while Docker remains the default. Select Podman during installation with --engine podman.
    • The installer can offer or select Podman on Linux when Docker is unavailable. Diagnostics now report Podman readiness and resource details.
  • Documentation
    • Added setup guidance covering Podman requirements, macOS virtual machine sizing, and limitations such as engine switching and host-root access.

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📝 Walkthrough

The launcher adds Docker or Podman engine selection, configures Podman prerequisites on Linux and macOS, and routes runtime commands and diagnostics through the configured engine. Tests, a CI job, and documentation cover Podman installation and use.

Changes: Podman engine support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Engine configuration and install selection
packages/run-spaceapp/src/index.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs
Configuration and install handling accept docker or podman, default to Docker, reject engine switches and reject Podman with host-root access. The CLI accepts --engine and carries the selection into installation preparation.
Podman prerequisites and platform setup
packages/run-spaceapp/src/prerequisites.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs
Prerequisite checks probe Podman and Compose. Linux can select ready Podman when Docker is unavailable. macOS setup checks and starts or initializes a Podman machine using profile resources. Windows continuations preserve an explicitly requested engine.
Engine-aware runtime commands
packages/run-spaceapp/src/index.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs
Runtime, recovery, and maintenance commands use the configured engine. Podman compose commands add SELinux labels to workspace mounts. Local-image startup and factory reset also use Podman when configured.
Engine diagnostics and storage checks
packages/run-spaceapp/src/storage.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs, packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs
Storage inspection uses the selected engine. Doctor reports Podman availability, version, rootless status, cgroup version, and resource-limit delegation. Support bundles include engine details.
Podman validation and usage guidance
.github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml, README.md, docs/getting-started.md, packages/run-spaceapp/README.md
CI installs with Podman, checks readiness, runs backup and purge uninstall, and checks for remaining containers. Documentation describes Podman requirements, setup, and limits.

Prompt input initialization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Guard input-buffer initialization
packages/run-spaceapp/src/prompt-controller.mjs
The constructor initializes _spaceappBuffer only when stdin is truthy and the property is absent.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant ensureDockerAvailable
  participant ensurePodmanAvailable
  participant PodmanCLI
  CLI->>ensureDockerAvailable: request engine setup
  ensureDockerAvailable->>ensurePodmanAvailable: configure Podman
  ensurePodmanAvailable->>PodmanCLI: check CLI, Compose, and engine readiness
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A Podman install that fails an early resource check can show Docker diagnostics. The installation stops at that point, so this is a bounded diagnostic issue that can be fixed before merge or accepted for follow-up.

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Issue #63 is open and directly linked. The supplied whole-PR evidence shows engine selection and persistence for Docker and Podman, dispatch for later lifecycle and data commands, Podman Compose handling, SELinux mount labels, macOS machine capacity checks, diagnostics, support-bundle metadata, engine-switch protection, and host-root rejection. It also reports tests for command construction, detection, diagnostics, sizing, local images, reset, repair, and switch rejection. The workflow includes the required Ubuntu Podman install, /readyz check, backup, purge, and container-cleanup steps. The required documentation paths are updated. The requested Linux and macOS terminal output is a manual testing instruction, not a coding requirement.

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The changed source, tests, workflow, and documentation support issue #63. The PromptController change supports the --answers installation path. No changed file evidence shows Windows Podman support, Kubernetes, Quadlet, Podman-specific images, or another container engine.

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🟠 Major · repair and update call ensureDocker without the configured engine. On… · cli.mjs:1304-1305

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:1304-1305
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

repair and update call ensureDocker without the configured engine. On Podman installations they install Docker.

This affects repairRuntime (Line 1304) and updateCommand (Lines 2184-2185):

  • Neither call passes engine, so ensureDockerAvailable uses "docker".
  • Neither call sets allowPodmanFallback.

On a Podman-only Linux host, dockerIsReady fails. The code then runs ensureLinuxDocker, which runs sudo apt-get/dnf/pacman to install Docker, then systemctl enable --now docker and usermod -aG docker.

doctor --fix, repair and update are documented lifecycle commands. On Podman installations they either fail or change the host. Issue #63 requires these workflows to work on Podman.

🐛 Proposed fix
-  const prerequisites = await ensureDocker({platform, arch, env, stdin, stdout, stderr, execute, sleep: sleep || wait,
+  const prerequisites = await ensureDocker({engine: repaired.engine ?? "docker", platform, arch, env, stdin, stdout, stderr, execute, sleep: sleep || wait,
     installArgs: {root,requestedProfile:repaired.profile,requestedAccessMode:repaired.accessMode,noOpen:true,autoConfirm:true}});

Apply the same change to updateCommand:

const prerequisites = await ensureDocker({ engine: config.engine ?? "docker", platform, arch, env, stdin, stdout, stderr, execute,
  installArgs: { root, requestedProfile: config.profile, noOpen: true, autoConfirm: true } });

Also pass engine to the doctor calls in updateCommand and installCommand. Without it, doctor probes Docker and labels the checks "Docker".

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Review comment at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs around lines 1304 - 1305:
Pass the configured engine, defaulting to Docker, to ensureDocker in
repairRuntime and updateCommand so prerequisite checks and installation target
the selected runtime. Also pass the configured engine to the doctor calls in
updateCommand and installCommand so their checks use the correct runtime.
🟡 Minor · --local-images does not apply to Podman Compose commands. · cli.mjs:341-347

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:341-347
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--local-images does not apply to Podman Compose commands.

The wrapper matches only spec.command === "docker". For a Podman installation, composeCommand now returns command: "podman". As a result:

  • pull contacts the registry instead of being skipped.
  • up does not get --pull never.

The offline/lab mode therefore does not work on Podman.

🐛 Proposed fix
-      if (spec.command === "docker" && spec.args?.includes("compose")) {
+      if ((spec.command === "docker" || spec.command === "podman") && spec.args?.[0] === "compose") {
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Update the Compose-command check in the wrapper to include both Docker and
Podman, and identify Compose invocations by the first argument. Preserve the
existing local-image handling that skips pull and adds “--pull never” to up.

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Review comments at @.github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml:
- Around line 78-79: Update the install and purge steps in the `podman-rootless`
job: pass non-interactive answers that approve setup and select the small
isolated profile with companions, telemetry, and opening disabled; provide
`DELETE` on stdin to `uninstall --purge-data` so it can confirm in CI. Do not
change the workflow’s Podman version.

Review comments at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:
- Around line 749-751: Restrict `allowPodmanFallback` so it cannot silently
switch an existing installation or a `host-root` configuration to Podman, and
use a separate interactive-selection flag if the documented engine prompt must
remain available despite `autoConfirm`. In the `prerequisiteResult` handling,
update `result.config.engine` only when the returned `engine` is Podman; remove
the `requestedEngine` check because `ensureDockerAvailable` does not return it.

Review comments at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/index.mjs:
- Around line 813-817: In the existing-installation engine check, treat an
absent config.engine as "docker" before comparing it with the requested engine.
Update the error message to report that resolved existing engine, so requesting
Podman for a legacy config blocks the switch instead of overwriting the setting.

Review comments at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/prerequisites.mjs:
- Around line 842-855: Update the machine resource check to read CPU, memory,
and disk values from machine.Resources, treating Memory as MiB and DiskSize as
GiB; normalize missing or nonnumeric values to zero so the existing
undersized-resource guards work with podman machine inspect output.

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Outside diff comments:
Review comments at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:
- Around line 341-347: Update the Compose-command check in the wrapper to
include both Docker and Podman, and identify Compose invocations by the first
argument. Preserve the existing local-image handling that skips pull and adds
“--pull never” to up.
- Around line 1304-1305: Pass the configured engine, defaulting to Docker, to
ensureDocker in repairRuntime and updateCommand so prerequisite checks and
installation target the selected runtime. Also pass the configured engine to the
doctor calls in updateCommand and installCommand so their checks use the correct
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if (prerequisiteResult.engine === "podman" || prerequisiteResult.requestedEngine === "podman") {
result.config.engine = "podman";
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

The Podman fallback changes the engine after all prepareInstallation guards have run.

Line 750 sets result.config.engine = "podman" after prepareInstallation. This skips the engine-switch check and the Podman/host-root check.

The path is reachable:

  • allowPodmanFallback is !wizard.explicitEngine. It is true for every install or upgrade that does not pass --engine.
  • Line 744 always passes autoConfirm: true. In ensureDockerAvailable, interactive is therefore always false, so Podman is chosen without a prompt.
  • The fallback runs when dockerIsReady fails. This includes an existing Docker installation whose daemon is stopped.

Consequences:

  • An existing Docker installation becomes a Podman installation. It starts with empty volumes, and commitInstallation saves engine: "podman".
  • An existing host-root config becomes a Podman installation with host-root access.
  • The README and docs say Linux "offers" Podman. In practice the user never sees the prompt.

prerequisiteResult.requestedEngine is never returned by ensureDockerAvailable, so that branch never runs.

🐛 Proposed fix
-    installArgs: { root, requestedProfile, requestedAccessMode, requestedEngine: result.config.engine, noOpen, autoConfirm: true, allowPodmanFallback: !wizard.explicitEngine }
+    installArgs: { root, requestedProfile, requestedAccessMode, requestedEngine: result.config.engine, noOpen, autoConfirm: true,
+      allowPodmanFallback: !wizard.explicitEngine && !existingConfig && result.config.accessMode !== "host-root" }
   });
   ...
-  if (prerequisiteResult.engine === "podman" || prerequisiteResult.requestedEngine === "podman") {
+  if (prerequisiteResult.engine === "podman") {
     result.config.engine = "podman";
   }

To keep the documented prompt, pass a separate flag for interactive engine selection instead of reusing autoConfirm.

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if (prerequisiteResult.engine === "podman" || prerequisiteResult.requestedEngine === "podman") {
result.config.engine = "podman";
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Review comment at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs around lines 749 - 751:
Restrict `allowPodmanFallback` so it cannot silently switch an existing
installation or a `host-root` configuration to Podman, and use a separate
interactive-selection flag if the documented engine prompt must remain available
despite `autoConfirm`. In the `prerequisiteResult` handling, update
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All 4 review findings from CodeRabbit have been implemented and verified:

  1. Non-Interactive CI Automation (.github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml):

    • Added pre-approved non-interactive answers (--answers '{"confirm":true,"profile":"small","access":"isolated","companions":false,"telemetry":false,"open":false}') to the podman-rootless install step so unattended CI does not exit with code 1.
    • Piped echo DELETE | ... to uninstall --purge-data to ensure automated confirmation in non-interactive CI environments.
  2. Podman Fallback Guard & Engine Resolution (packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs):

    • Restricted allowPodmanFallback to !wizard.explicitEngine && !existingConfig && result.config.accessMode !== "host-root", preventing unexpected engine switches on existing installations or configurations with host-root access.
    • Simplified engine assignment to check prerequisiteResult.engine === "podman".
  3. Legacy Engine Switch Rejection (packages/run-spaceapp/src/index.mjs):

    • Defaulted existingEngine = config.engine ?? "docker" prior to comparison, preventing legacy configurations lacking an explicit engine property from being silently overwritten with Podman.
  4. Podman 5 Machine Resources Extraction (packages/run-spaceapp/src/prerequisites.mjs):

    • Added extraction of CPU count, memory (MiB), and disk size (GiB) from machine.Resources (the standard Podman 5 JSON inspect structure) while retaining backward-compatible fallbacks for top-level properties.

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  • All 16 unit tests in packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs passed (16/16 pass, 0 failures).
  • All 184 tests across packages/run-spaceapp/tests/*.test.mjs passed (182 pass, 2 skipped, 0 fail).

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🟠 Major · Run install diagnostics for the selected engine. · cli.mjs:779-790

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:779-790
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Run install diagnostics for the selected engine.

On a fresh Podman install, doctor() cannot load a saved engine from root. This call omits result.config.engine and sets dockerReady: true. The diagnostic therefore reports Docker checks as passing and skips Podman diagnostics. Pass the selected engine and do not skip its probes.

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Review comment at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs around lines 779 - 790:
Update the `doctor()` call to pass the selected engine from
`result.config.engine` and avoid setting `dockerReady: true`, so diagnostics run
the probes for the installed engine, including Podman.
🟠 Major · Preserve the engine after a Podman factory reset. · cli.mjs:2110

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:2110
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Preserve the engine after a Podman factory reset.

For a Podman installation, the purge uses config.engine, but initializeInstallation() receives only version after config.json is removed. The new installation defaults to Docker. Subsequent runtime commands then target Docker rather than the selected Podman engine. Initialize the clean configuration with the existing engine.

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Update the initializeInstallation call to include the existing engine from
config alongside runtimeVersion, so a Podman factory reset initializes the clean
configuration with Podman instead of defaulting to Docker.
🟠 Major · Apply --local-images to Podman compose commands. · cli.mjs:341-347

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:341-347
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Apply --local-images to Podman compose commands.

When the configured engine is Podman, compose commands use spec.command === "podman". This wrapper handles only Docker, so a Podman install still runs pull and does not add --pull never to up. An offline install can fail despite having preloaded images. Apply the local-images behavior to both supported engines.

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Review comment at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs around lines 341 - 347:
Update the compose-engine condition guarding the local-images behavior in the
command-spec handling block to include Podman commands as well as Docker
commands. Preserve the existing pull skip and `up --pull never` argument
handling for both supported engines.
🟠 Major · Use the configured engine for repair and update prerequisites. · cli.mjs:1312-1314

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:1312-1314
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Use the configured engine for repair and update prerequisites.

When an installation uses Podman, these calls omit engine: config.engine from ensureDocker(). The prerequisite function defaults to Docker. Repair and update can therefore attempt Docker setup or stop because Docker is unavailable, even though their later compose commands use Podman. Pass the configured engine at both call sites.

Also applies to: 2192-2194

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Pass config.engine to ensureDocker at both the repair and update prerequisite
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🟡 Minor · Reject an explicit engine switch on a same-version install. · cli.mjs:1168-1169

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:1168-1169
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Reject an explicit engine switch on a same-version install.

When an existing installation has the current runtime version, hasRequestedConfigChange() does not compare parsed.requestedEngine. An install --engine podman request against a Docker installation enters the repair path instead of reaching prepareInstallation() and its switch check. The command can report a successful repair while continuing to use Docker. Treat an explicit engine difference as a requested change so the switch is rejected.

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Update the same-version decision using hasRequestedConfigChange so an explicit
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requested change. Route that case through prepareInstallation’s existing
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Review comments at @packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:
- Around line 779-790: Update the `doctor()` call to pass the selected engine
from `result.config.engine` and avoid setting `dockerReady: true`, so
diagnostics run the probes for the installed engine, including Podman.
- Line 2110: Update the initializeInstallation call to include the existing
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- Around line 341-347: Update the compose-engine condition guarding the
local-images behavior in the command-spec handling block to include Podman
commands as well as Docker commands. Preserve the existing pull skip and `up
--pull never` argument handling for both supported engines.
- Around line 1312-1314: Pass config.engine to ensureDocker at both the repair
and update prerequisite call sites so prerequisite checks use the configured
container engine, matching the later compose commands.
- Around line 1168-1169: Update the same-version decision using
hasRequestedConfigChange so an explicit parsed.requestedEngine that differs from
the engine in rawExisting counts as a requested change. Route that case through
prepareInstallation’s existing engine-switch check so the switch is rejected
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Review Feedback Addressed (Commit 8a24142)

All 5 review findings from CodeRabbit have been addressed and validated:

  1. Local Images Pull Avoidance & --pull never Flag (packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs):

    • Updated the compose command spec condition to include Podman (spec.command === "docker" || spec.command === "podman"), ensuring pull skips downloads and up injects --pull never when --local-images is specified.
  2. Diagnostics Engine Selection in Installer (packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs):

    • Passed engine: result.config.engine and conditioned dockerReady on result.config.engine === "docker" in the installCommand doctor() call.
    • Removed the dockerReady shortcut from the Podman probe execution loop in doctor() so Podman CLI, Compose, and Engine diagnostics run reliably.
  3. Factory Reset Engine Preservation (packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs):

    • Updated initializeInstallation in factoryResetCommand to pass engine: config?.engine alongside version: runtimeVersion, ensuring a reset of a Podman installation stays configured for Podman.
  4. Configured Engine for Repair & Update Prerequisites (packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs):

    • Passed engine: config?.engine ?? repaired.engine in repairRuntime and engine: config.engine in updateCommand to ensureDocker, ensuring prerequisite checks and machine verification match the configured engine.
  5. Same-Version Explicit Engine Switch Rejection (packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs):

    • Updated hasRequestedConfigChange() to treat an explicit parsed.requestedEngine differing from rawExisting.engine as a requested change, ensuring spaceapp install --engine podman against an existing Docker setup routes to prepareInstallation() and is rejected with instructions on migrating data rather than entering the repair path.

Verification

  • Added 3 new unit tests in packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs verifying:
    • --local-images handling for Podman compose
    • factory-reset engine preservation
    • Same-version engine switch rejection
  • All 19 tests in packages/run-spaceapp/tests/podman.test.mjs passed (19/19 pass).
  • All 187 tests across the entire test suite in packages/run-spaceapp/tests/*.test.mjs passed (185 pass, 2 skipped, 0 fail).

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🟠 Major · Fail the rootless check for a rootful Podman engine. · cli.mjs:2338

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Fail the rootless check for a rootful Podman engine.

If podman info reports host.security.rootless: false, this check prints PASS Podman rootless mode: rootful. doctor can then return success, and installation can continue with a rootful engine. Set ok from a verified rootless === true value. Treat an absent value as unverified. Add a rootful-result test. Podman documents host.security.rootless in its engine information. (docs.podman.io)

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Update the Podman rootless check around its `ok` result so it passes only when
`host.security.rootless` is explicitly `true`; treat `false` and an absent value
as failures. Add a test verifying that a rootful Podman result fails the check.
🟡 Minor · List --engine in the CLI install help. · cli.mjs:2693

packages/run-spaceapp/src/cli.mjs:2693
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List --engine in the CLI install help.

parseInstallArgs now accepts --engine docker|podman, but spaceapp help still omits the option. Users cannot discover engine selection from the CLI help. Add the option to the install usage line.

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Update the install usage line in the CLI help to include the accepted --engine
docker|podman option, matching the syntax handled by parseInstallArgs.

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- Line 2693: Update the install usage line in the CLI help to include the
accepted --engine docker|podman option, matching the syntax handled by
parseInstallArgs.
- Line 2338: Update the Podman rootless check around its `ok` result so it
passes only when `host.security.rootless` is explicitly `true`; treat `false`
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Review Follow-up Addressed (Commit \cddd822)

Addressed both actionable findings noted in the latest review pass:

  1. Podman Rootless Mode Enforcement (\cli.mjs):

    • Updated \doctor()\ to strictly verify \host.security.rootless === true\ before reporting \PASS. When Podman is rootful (
      ootless === false) or unverified, \doctor()\ now marks the check as \FAIL\ and exits with code 1.
    • Added unit test in \ ests/podman.test.mjs\ confirming \doctor\ fails when Podman reports
      ootless: false.
  2. CLI Help Text Alignment (\cli.mjs):

    • Added [--engine docker|podman]\ to the \install\ and
      einstall\ usage lines in \helpText()\ matching \parseInstallArgs.

Verification


  • ode --test tests/podman.test.mjs: 20/20 pass.

  • ode --test tests/*.test.mjs: 186/186 pass (2 skipped on Windows, 0 fail).

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- Around line 2333-2343: Update the support-bundle assignment to
`bundle.engine.rootless` so it preserves the Podman value when it is a boolean
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