Both docker and podman are containerization tools. The docker image is
hosted at
https://hub.docker.com/r/curlimages/curl
You can run the latest version of curl with the following command:
Command for docker:
docker run -it --rm docker.io/curlimages/curl www.example.com
Command for podman:
podman run -it --rm docker.io/curlimages/curl www.example.com
It is possible to make an alias to seamlessly run curl inside a container as if it is a native application installed on the host OS.
Command to define curl as an alias for your containerization tool in the Bash, ZSH, Fish shell:
Invoke curl with docker:
alias curl='docker run -it --rm docker.io/curlimages/curl'
Invoke curl with podman:
alias curl='podman run -it --rm docker.io/curlimages/curl'
Invoke curl with docker:
alias -s curl='docker run -it --rm docker.io/curlimages/curl'
Invoke curl with podman:
alias -s curl='podman run -it --rm docker.io/curlimages/curl'
Simply invoke curl www.example.com to make a request
Sometimes it can be useful to troubleshoot k8s networking with curl, just like :
kubectl run -i --tty curl --image=curlimages/curl --restart=Never \
-- "-m 5" www.example.com