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diff --git a/libpod/adapter/client.go b/libpod/adapter/client.go
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+// +build remoteclient
+
+package adapter
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/varlink/go/varlink"
+)
+
+// DefaultAddress is the default address of the varlink socket
+const DefaultAddress = "unix:/run/podman/io.podman"
+
+// Connect provides a varlink connection
+func (r RemoteRuntime) Connect() (*varlink.Connection, error) {
+	var err error
+	var connection *varlink.Connection
+	if bridge := os.Getenv("PODMAN_VARLINK_BRIDGE"); bridge != "" {
+		logrus.Infof("Connecting with varlink bridge")
+		logrus.Debugf("%s", bridge)
+		connection, err = varlink.NewBridge(bridge)
+	} else {
+		address := os.Getenv("PODMAN_VARLINK_ADDRESS")
+		if address == "" {
+			address = DefaultAddress
+		}
+		logrus.Infof("Connecting with varlink address")
+		logrus.Debugf("%s", address)
+		connection, err = varlink.NewConnection(address)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return connection, nil
+}