diff --git a/podman-cheatsheet.md b/podman-cheatsheet.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2249d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman-cheatsheet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# Podman Cheatsheet
+
+Podman is a daemonless container engine for running OCI containers on Linux. 
+It is compatible with Docker commands but runs rootless by default, enhancing 
+security.
+
+## Installation
+
+- Install on Debian/Ubuntu: `sudo apt update && sudo apt install podman`
+- Verify: `podman --version`
+
+## Basic Commands
+
+- System info: `podman info`
+- Version: `podman version`
+- Help: `podman --help` or `podman <command> --help`
+
+## Images
+- Search for images: `podman search <term>` (e.g., `podman search nginx`)
+- Pull an image: `podman pull <image>:<tag>` (e.g., `podman pull docker.io/library/nginx:latest`)
+- List local images: `podman images` or `podman image ls`
+- Inspect image: `podman inspect <image>`
+- Remove image: `podman rmi <image-id or name>`
+- Build image from Containerfile/Dockerfile: `podman build -t <name>:<tag> .`
+- Save image to tar: `podman save -o <file.tar> <image>`
+- Load image from tar: `podman load -i <file.tar>`
+
+## Containers
+- Run a container: `podman run -d --name <name> -p <host-port>:<container-port> 
+  <image>` (detached, named, port mapping)
+- Run interactive: `podman run -it <image> /bin/sh`
+- List running containers: `podman ps`
+- List all containers (including stopped): `podman ps -a`
+- Inspect container: `podman inspect <container>`
+- View logs: `podman logs <container>` or `podman logs -f <container>` (follow)
+- Exec into running container: `podman exec -it <container> <command>` (e.g., `/bin/bash`)
+- Stop container: `podman stop <container>`
+- Start stopped container: `podman start <container>`
+- Restart container: `podman restart <container>`
+- Remove container: `podman rm <container>` (add `-f` to force)
+- Copy files to container: `podman cp <local-path> <container>:<container-path>`
+- Copy files from container: `podman cp <container>:<container-path> <local-path>`
+
+## Volumes
+- Create volume: `podman volume create <name>`
+- List volumes: `podman volume ls`
+- Inspect volume: `podman volume inspect <name>`
+- Remove volume: `podman volume rm <name>`
+- Run with volume: `podman run -v <volume-name>:<mount-path> <image>`
+- Run with bind mount: `podman run -v <host-path>:<container-path> <image>`
+
+## Pods (Multi-Container Applications)
+- Create pod: `podman pod create --name <pod-name> -p <port>`
+- List pods: `podman pod ls`
+- Inspect pod: `podman pod inspect <pod>`
+- Run container in pod: `podman run -d --pod <pod-name> <image>`
+- Stop pod: `podman pod stop <pod>`
+- Remove pod: `podman pod rm <pod>`
+
+## Networks
+- Create network: `podman network create <name>`
+- List networks: `podman network ls`
+- Inspect network: `podman network inspect <name>`
+- Remove network: `podman network rm <name>`
+- Run with network: `podman run --network <name> <image>`
+
+## Kubernetes Compatibility
+- Generate Kubernetes YAML from pod/container: `podman generate kube <pod/container> > pod.yaml`
+- Play Kubernetes YAML: `podman play kube <yaml-file>`
+- Stop and remove from YAML: `podman play kube --down <yaml-file>`
+
+## Cleanup
+- Remove all stopped containers: `podman rm $(podman ps -q -a)`
+- Remove unused images: `podman rmi $(podman images -q -f dangling=true)`
+- Prune everything: `podman system prune -f`
+
+## Security Best Practices
+- Run rootless: Podman defaults to rootless mode for non-root users, reducing attack surface.
+- Use --privileged only when necessary; prefer specific capabilities with --cap-add.
+- Secure images: Pull from trusted registries, scan with tools like Trivy.
+- Least privilege: Use --security-opt label=disable if needed, but avoid.
+- Secrets: Use podman secret create and --secret for sensitive data, never hardcode.
+
+## Advanced
+- Auto-update containers: `podman auto-update`
+- Remote access: `podman --remote <command>` (setup with podman system connection)
+- Machine (for macOS/Windows): `podman machine init`, `podman machine start`
+
+For more details, refer to official docs: https://podman.io/docs
+
+This cheatsheet is compiled from official Podman documentation and reliable sources like Red Hat Developer.
\ No newline at end of file