Running docker rootless in a Proxmox LXC container

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

From a security standpoint, running the Docker daemon as root is not recommended. Docker therefore also offers an installation option for running Docker rootless.

Under Debian 13, however, you must first add two packages, namely uidmap and slirp4netns, before installing Docker rootless. And afterwards, add these two lines to /home/user/.bashrc:

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Running docker rootless in a Proxmox LXC container