podman-machine-info(1) General Commands Manual podman-machine-info(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

podman-machine-info - Display machine host info

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**podman machine info**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Display information pertaining to the machine host. Rootless only, as all **podman machine** commands can be only be used with rootless Podman.

*Note*: The **DefaultMachine** field in the **Host** output does not suggest that one can set a default podman machine via system connections. This value represents the current active system connection associated with a podman machine. Regardless of the default system connection, the default podman machine will always be **podman-machine-default**.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

## **--format**, **-f**=*format*

Change output format to "json" or a Go template.

**Placeholder** **Description** .Host ... Host information for local machine .Version ... Version of the machine

## **--help**

Print usage statement.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

Display default Podman machine info.

```
$ podman machine info
Host:


  Arch: amd64


  CurrentMachine: ""


  DefaultMachine: ""


  EventsDir: /run/user/3267/podman


  MachineConfigDir: /home/myusername/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu


  MachineImageDir: /home/myusername/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu


  MachineState: ""


  NumberOfMachines: 0


  OS: linux


  VMType: qemu
Version:


  APIVersion: 4.4.0


  Built: 1677097848


  BuiltTime: Wed Feb 22 15:30:48 2023


  GitCommit: aa196c0d5c9abd5800edf9e27587c60343a26c2b-dirty


  GoVersion: go1.20


  Os: linux


  OsArch: linux/amd64


  Version: 4.4.0
```

Display default Podman machine info formatted as json.

```
$ podman machine info --format json
{


  "Host": {


    "Arch": "amd64",


    "CurrentMachine": "",


    "DefaultMachine": "",


    "EventsDir": "/run/user/3267/podman",


    "MachineConfigDir": "/home/myusername/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu",


    "MachineImageDir": "/home/myusername/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu",


    "MachineState": "",


    "NumberOfMachines": 0,


    "OS": "linux",


    "VMType": "qemu"


  },


  "Version": {


    "APIVersion": "4.4.0",


    "Version": "4.4.0",


    "GoVersion": "go1.20",


    "GitCommit": "aa196c0d5c9abd5800edf9e27587c60343a26c2b-dirty",


    "BuiltTime": "Wed Feb 22 15:30:48 2023",


    "Built": 1677097848,


    "OsArch": "linux/amd64",


    "Os": "linux"


  }
}
```

Display default Podman machine Host.Arch field.

```
$ podman machine info --format "{{ .Host.Arch }}"
amd64
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**podman(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-5.8/podman.1), [**podman-machine(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-5.8/podman-machine.1)

# [HISTORY](#HISTORY)

June 2022, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩

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Document: podman-machine-info(1) from podman-doc-5.8 5.8.9-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/containers/podman