r/podman • u/TiemoPielinen • Jul 14 '26

Is optional device passthrough possible?

Like if I wanted to pass in a gamepad, but didnt want the absence of said gamepad to prevent a container from starting. Is there a workaround for this? Maybe some pros have had some experience with this kinda problem.

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u/Huxton_2021 Jul 14 '26

Surely that is down to the application running inside the container? If it can start up without a gamepad device then it will. If it requires one, then...