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diff --git a/libpod/adapter/runtime.go b/libpod/adapter/runtime.go
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+// +build !remoteclient
+
+package adapter
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/libpodruntime"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+// LocalRuntime describes a typical libpod runtime
+type LocalRuntime struct {
+	Runtime *libpod.Runtime
+	Remote  bool
+}
+
+// GetRuntime returns a LocalRuntime struct with the actual runtime embedded in it
+func GetRuntime(c *cli.Context) (*LocalRuntime, error) {
+	runtime, err := libpodruntime.GetRuntime(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &LocalRuntime{
+		Runtime: runtime,
+	}, nil
+}