podroid
A rootless Android app that runs an Alpine Linux VM so Podman, Docker, and LXC work like on a server. It is for running containers and Linux desktop apps on a phone without root.
Share on XLicense: GPL-2.0
Overview
Podroid is a rootless Android app that starts a real Alpine Linux virtual machine on a phone, rather than using a chroot or proot environment. It makes Podman, Docker, and LXC behave like they do on a server, and it includes an in-app terminal and X11 desktop support for running Linux apps, containers, and services without root access directly on the phone.
Key features
- Runs a real Alpine Linux VM with Podman, Docker, and LXC ready on boot
- Includes an in-app terminal with xterm support and customizable themes and fonts
- Supports Linux GUI apps through an X11 desktop viewer with touch, keyboard, mouse, and audio
- Provides SSH, USB passthrough, port forwarding, backup, and downloads-folder sharing
Best for
It suits people who want Linux containers and desktop apps on Android without root or extra host setup. Pick it when you need a real VM, shell access, and local Linux tools directly on a phone.
- Upstream
- ExTV/Podroid
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/podroid
- Upstream stars
- 3.3k
- Category
- Developer tools and infrastructure
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Forked
- 2026-10-01
- Sync status
- In syncLast synced 2026-10-03
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