diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 346491e4..f45fb1d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ You can download the latest Linux builds under the [Releases](https://github.com
 - **.rpm:** The intended format for Fedora based distributions
 
 ## Known Issues About Container Runtimes
-- Podman is **unsupported** for now
 - Docker Desktop is **unsupported** for now
 - Distros that emulate Docker through a Podman socket are **unsupported**
-- Any rootless containerization solution is currently **unsupported**
+- Rootless podman cannot do USB passthrough.
 
 ## Building WinBoat
 - For building you need to have NodeJS and Go installed on your system
diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/config.ts b/src/renderer/lib/config.ts
index d8339a64..840f45dd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type WinboatConfigObj = {
     customApps: WinApp[]
     experimentalFeatures: boolean
     multiMonitor: number
+    containerRuntime: string
 };
 
 const defaultConfig: WinboatConfigObj = {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const defaultConfig: WinboatConfigObj = {
     customApps: [],
     experimentalFeatures: false,
     multiMonitor: 0,
+    containerRuntime: "docker",
 };
 
 export class WinboatConfig { 
@@ -101,4 +103,4 @@ export class WinboatConfig {
             return { ...defaultConfig };
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/install.ts b/src/renderer/lib/install.ts
index 88ae6dea..7b2b582b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/install.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/install.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const path: typeof import('path') = require('path');
 const { promisify }: typeof import('util') = require('util');
 const nodeFetch: typeof import('node-fetch').default = require('node-fetch');
 const remote: typeof import('@electron/remote') = require('@electron/remote');
+import { WinboatConfig } from './config';
 
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 const logger = createLogger(path.join(WINBOAT_DIR, 'install.log'));
@@ -83,12 +84,14 @@ export class InstallManager {
     emitter: Emitter<InstallEvents>;
     state: InstallState;
     preinstallMsg: string;
+    wbConfig: WinboatConfig | null
 
     constructor(conf: InstallConfiguration) {
         this.conf = conf;
         this.state = InstallStates.IDLE;
         this.preinstallMsg = ""
         this.emitter = createNanoEvents<InstallEvents>();
+        this.wbConfig = new WinboatConfig();
     }
 
     changeState(newState: InstallState) {
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ export class InstallManager {
         // Start the container
         try {
             // execSync(`docker compose -f ${composeFilePath} up -d`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-            const { stdout, stderr } = await execAsync(`docker compose -f ${composeFilePath} up -d`);
+            const { stdout, stderr } = await execAsync(`${this.wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} compose -f ${composeFilePath} up -d`);
             if (stderr) {
                 logger.error(stderr);
             }
@@ -331,8 +334,9 @@ export class InstallManager {
 
 export async function isInstalled() {
     // Check if a docker container named WinBoat exists
+    const wbConfig: WinboatConfig | null = new WinboatConfig();
     try {
-        const { stdout: res } = await execAsync('docker ps -a --filter "name=WinBoat" --format "{{.Names}}"');
+        const { stdout: res } = await execAsync(`${wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} ps -a --filter "name=WinBoat" --format "{{.Names}}"`);
         return res.includes('WinBoat');
     } catch(e) {
         logger.error("Failed to get WinBoat status, is Docker installed?");
diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/specs.ts b/src/renderer/lib/specs.ts
index 953226ab..a37f14e2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/specs.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/specs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { getFreeRDP } from '../utils/getFreeRDP';
 const fs: typeof import('fs') = require('fs');
 const os: typeof import('os') = require('os');
+import { WinboatConfig } from './config';
 const { exec }: typeof import('child_process') = require('child_process');
 const { promisify }: typeof import('util') = require('util');
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export const defaultSpecs: Specs = {
     cpuCores: 0,
     ramGB: 0,
     kvmEnabled: false,
+    usingDocker: true,
     dockerInstalled: false,
     dockerComposeInstalled: false,
     dockerIsRunning: false,
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ export const defaultSpecs: Specs = {
 export async function getSpecs() {
     const specs: Specs = { ...defaultSpecs };
 
+    let wbConfig: WinboatConfig | null = new WinboatConfig(); // Instantiate singleton class
+    specs.usingDocker = (wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime == "docker")
+
     // Physical CPU cores check
     try {
         const res = (await execAsync('lscpu -p | egrep -v "^#" | sort -u -t, -k 2,4 | wc -l')).stdout;
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ export async function getSpecs() {
 
     // Docker check
     try {
-        const { stdout: dockerOutput } = await execAsync('docker --version');
+        let { stdout: dockerOutput } = await execAsync(`${wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} --version`);
         specs.dockerInstalled = !!dockerOutput;
     } catch (e) {
         console.error('Error checking for Docker installation:', e);
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ export async function getSpecs() {
 
     // Docker Compose plugin check with version validation
     try {
-        const { stdout: dockerComposeOutput } = await execAsync('docker compose version');
+        const { stdout: dockerComposeOutput } = await execAsync(`${wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} compose version`);
         if (dockerComposeOutput) {
             // Example output: "Docker Compose version v2.35.1"
             // Example output 2: "Docker Compose version 2.36.2"
@@ -87,16 +92,16 @@ export async function getSpecs() {
 
     // Docker is running check
     try {
-        const { stdout: dockerOutput } = await execAsync('docker ps');
+        const { stdout: dockerOutput } = await execAsync(`${wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} ps`);
         specs.dockerIsRunning = !!dockerOutput;
     } catch (e) {
-        console.error('Error checking if Docker is running:', e);
+        console.error('Error checking if Container Manager is running:', e);
     }
 
     // Docker user group check
     try {
         const userGroups = (await execAsync('id -Gn')).stdout;
-        specs.dockerIsInUserGroups = userGroups.split(/\s+/).includes('docker');
+        specs.dockerIsInUserGroups = (wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime != "docker" || userGroups.split(/\s+/).includes('docker'));
     } catch (e) {
         console.error('Error checking user groups for docker:', e);
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/winboat.ts b/src/renderer/lib/winboat.ts
index ed08a122..4483d9c4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/winboat.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/winboat.ts
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@ export class Winboat {
 
     async getContainerStatus() {
         try {
-            const { stdout: _containerStatus } = await execAsync(`docker inspect --format="{{.State.Status}}" WinBoat`);
+            const { stdout: _containerStatus } = await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} inspect --format="{{.State.Status}}" WinBoat`);
             return _containerStatus.trim() as ContainerStatusValue;
         } catch(e) {
-            console.error("Failed to get container status, most likely we are in the process of resetting");
+            console.error(`Failed to get container status, most likely we are in the process of resetting ${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime}`);
             return ContainerStatus.Dead;
         }
     }
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         logger.info("Starting WinBoat container...");
         this.containerActionLoading.value = true;
         try {
-            const { stdout } = await execAsync("docker container start WinBoat");
+            const { stdout } = await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} container start WinBoat`);
             logger.info(`Container response: ${stdout}`);
         } catch(e) {
             logger.error("There was an error performing the container action.");
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         logger.info("Stopping WinBoat container...");
         this.containerActionLoading.value = true;
         try {
-            const { stdout } = await execAsync("docker container stop WinBoat");
+            const { stdout } = await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} container stop WinBoat`);
             logger.info(`Container response: ${stdout}`);
         } catch(e) {
             logger.error("There was an error performing the container action.");
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         logger.info("Pausing WinBoat container...");
         this.containerActionLoading.value = true;
         try {
-            const { stdout } = await execAsync("docker container pause WinBoat");
+            const { stdout } = await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} container pause WinBoat`);
             logger.info(`Container response: ${stdout}`);
             // TODO: The heartbeat check should set this, but it doesn't because normal fetch timeout doesn't exist
             // Fix it once you change fetch to something else
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         logger.info("Unpausing WinBoat container...");
         this.containerActionLoading.value = true;
         try {
-            const { stdout } = await execAsync("docker container unpause WinBoat");
+            const { stdout } = await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} container unpause WinBoat`);
             logger.info(`Container response: ${stdout}`);
         } catch(e) {
             logger.error("There was an error performing the container action.");
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         }
 
         // 1. Compose down the current container
-        await execAsync(`docker compose -f ${composeFilePath} down`);
+        await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} compose -f ${composeFilePath} down`);
 
         // 2. Create a backup directory if it doesn't exist
         const backupDir = path.join(WINBOAT_DIR, 'backup');
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         logger.info(`Wrote new compose file to: ${composeFilePath}`);
 
         // 5. Deploy the container with the new compose file
-        await execAsync(`docker compose -f ${composeFilePath} up -d`);
+        await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} compose -f ${composeFilePath} up -d`);
 
         logger.info("Replace compose config completed, successfully deployed new container");
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         console.info("Stopped container");
         
         // 2. Remove the container
-        await execAsync("docker rm WinBoat")
+        await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} rm WinBoat`)
         console.info("Removed container")
 
         // 3. Remove the container volume or folder
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export class Winboat {
         const storage = compose.services.windows.volumes.find(vol => vol.includes('/storage'));
         if (storage?.startsWith("data:")) {
             // In this case we have a volume (legacy)
-            await execAsync("docker volume rm winboat_data");
+            await execAsync(`${this.#wbConfig!.config.containerRuntime} volume rm winboat_data`);
             console.info("Removed volume");
         } else {
             const storageFolder = storage?.split(":").at(0) ?? null;
@@ -716,4 +716,4 @@ export class Winboat {
     get hasQMPInterval() {
         return this.#qmpInterval !== null;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/getFreeRDP.ts b/src/renderer/utils/getFreeRDP.ts
index 4c6025bc..26c64f3d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/getFreeRDP.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/getFreeRDP.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ export async function getFreeRDP() {
         } catch {}
     }
     return null;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/SetupUI.vue b/src/renderer/views/SetupUI.vue
index 7a6d1ac4..c53823c0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/SetupUI.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/views/SetupUI.vue
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                             <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                                 <span v-if="specs.dockerInstalled" class="text-green-500">✔</span>
                                 <span v-else class="text-red-500">✘</span>
-                                Docker installed
+                                Container manager installed
                                 <a href="https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/" @click="openAnchorLink" target="_blank" class="text-violet-400 hover:underline ml-1">How?</a>
                             </li>
                             <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                                 Docker Compose v2 installed
                                 <a href="https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#plugin-linux-only" @click="openAnchorLink" target="_blank" class="text-violet-400 hover:underline ml-1">How?</a>
                             </li>
-                            <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                            <li class="flex items-center gap-2" v-if="specs.usingDocker">
                                 <span v-if="specs.dockerIsInUserGroups" class="text-green-500">✔</span>
                                 <span v-else class="text-red-500">✘</span>
                                 User added to the <span class="font-mono bg-neutral-700 rounded-md px-0.5">docker</span> group
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                                 </span>
                                 <a href="https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/#manage-docker-as-a-non-root-user" @click="openAnchorLink" target="_blank" class="text-violet-400 hover:underline ml-1">How?</a>
                             </li>
-                            <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                            <li class="flex items-center gap-2" v-if="specs.usingDocker">
                                 <span v-if="specs.dockerIsRunning" class="text-green-500">✔</span>
                                 <span v-else class="text-red-500">✘</span>
                                 Docker daemon is running