podman/pkg/machine/e2e/README.md

Working README for running the machine tests

Note: you must not have any machines defined before running tests

Linux

QEMU

make localmachine

Microsoft Windows

Hyper-V

1. Open a powershell as admin
2. $env:CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER="hyperv"
3. ./winmake localmachine

Note: To run specific test files, add the test files to the end of the winmake command:

./winmake localmachine "basic_test.go start_test.go"

WSL

1. Open a powershell as a regular user
2. Build and copy win-sshproxy into bin/
3. ./winmake localmachine

Note: To run specific test files, add the test files to the end of the winmake command:

./winmake localmachine "basic_test.go start_test.go"

macOS

Apple Hypervisor

1. make podman-remote
2. make localmachine (Add FOCUS_FILE=basic_test.go to only run basic test. Or add FOCUS="simple init with start" to only run one test case)

Note: On macOS, an error will occur if the path length of $TMPDIR is longer than 22 characters. Please set the appropriate path to $TMPDIR. Also, if $TMPDIR is empty, /private/tmp will be set.