containers/podman

Podman-manifest-push have no retry option

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#28590 opened on Apr 27, 2026

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Description

Feature request description

podman push have the ability to automatically retry when pushing images : https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-push.1.html#retry-attempts

podman-manifest-push does not, although it's a very similar operation.

Suggest potential solution

Being able to specify a number of retries when doing podman manifest push

Contributor guide

Tech stack
goshell
Domain
clibackenddevops
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with GoUnderstanding of podman CLI structureBasic knowledge of container images
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Examine the implementation of retry in `podman push` (likely in `cmd/push.go` or `pkg/`). Find the equivalent manifest push command in `cmd/manifest/push.go`. The feature requires adding a ` retry` flag similar to push, parsing it, and passing it to the underlying push logic. Check the manifest push function call chain in `pkg/domain/infra/abi/` to see where retries are handled. Also update the documentation in `docs/source/markdown/podman manifest push.1.md` to include the new flag.