% libpod.conf(5)

## NAME
libpod.conf - libpod configuration file

## DESCRIPTION
The libpod.conf file is the default configuration file for all tools using
libpod to manage containers.

## OPTIONS

**image_default_transport**=""
  Default transport method for pulling and pushing images

**runtime_path**=""
  Paths to search for a valid OCI runtime binary

**conmon_path**=""
  Paths to search for the Conmon container manager binary

**conmon_env_vars**=""
  Environment variables to pass into Conmon

**cgroup_manager**=""
  Specify the CGroup Manager to use; valid values are "systemd" and "cgroupfs"

**static_dir**=""
  Directory for persistent libpod files (database, etc)
  By default this will be configured relative to where containers/storage
  stores containers

**tmp_dir**=""
  Directory for temporary files
  Must be a tmpfs (wiped after reboot)

**max_log_size**=""
  Maximum size of log files (in bytes)

**no_pivot_root**=""
  Whether to use chroot instead of pivot_root in the runtime

**cni_config_dir**=""
  Directory containing CNI plugin configuration files

**cni_plugin_dir**=""
  Directories where CNI plugin binaries may be located

**pause_image** = ""
  Pause container image name for pod pause containers.  When running a pod, we
  start a `pause` processes in a container to hold open the namespaces associated with the
  pod.  This container and process, basically sleep/pause for the lifetime of the pod.

**pause_command**=""
  Command to run the pause container

**namespace**=""
  Default libpod namespace. If libpod is joined to a namespace, it will see only containers and pods
  that were created in the same namespace, and will create new containers and pods in that namespace.
  The default namespace is "", which corresponds to no namespace. When no namespace is set, all
  containers and pods are visible.

**label**="true|false"
  Indicates whether the containers should use label separation.

## FILES
  `/usr/share/containers/libpod.conf`, default libpod configuration path

  `/etc/containers/libpod.conf`, override libpod configuration path

## HISTORY
Apr 2018, Originally compiled by Nathan Williams <nath.e.will@gmail.com>