Can you manage an entire OS like a regular Docker image? Discover how bootc and Podman Desktop simplify building bootable Linux appliances for OpenClaw. In this technical deep dive, Sally O’Malley demonstrates the power of bootc, an architecture where the system lifecycle is defined in a Dockerfile.
Learn how to transform container images into full disk images (qcow2, AMI, ISO) and manage updates or rollbacks using standard container registries. Sally walks through baking OpenClaw services, systemd units, and Podman quadlets directly into a Tank OS image for a truly immutable and secure host environment.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to bootc and Immutable Operating Systems
01:03 Defining the Fedora bootc container file
03:29 Managing Systemd Services with Podman Quadlets
04:43 Using the bootc extension in Podman Desktop
07:01 Configuring SSH Keys and User Groups for Disk Images
08:10 Building Disk Images with bootc-image-builder
12:31 Configuring API keys and secrets in OpenClaw
16:05 Managing Updates and rollbacks via Container Registry
18:39 Conclusion: Managing fleets of secure hosts
Learn more about Red Hat AI:
🛠️ Explore Image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux → https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux-10/image-mode
💿Tank-os Github repo → https://github.com/LobsterTrap/tank-os
🚀 Get started with bootable containers → https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/11/27/get-started-bootable-containers-and-image-mode-rhel
📖 Learn how Red Hat AI operationalizes personal AI assistants like OpenClaw → https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/operationalizing-bring-your-own-agent-red-hat-ai-openclaw-edition
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