What you'll learn

Traditional system administration often struggles with configuration drift, patching complexity, and inconsistent environments. Image Mode solves these challenges by treating the operating system like a container—versioned, portable, and easily replaceable. In this course, Container-native OS Management with Image Mode in RHEL 10, you’ll explore the concepts, tools, and workflows that make RHEL 10 Image Mode a game-changer for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals. You’ll start by understanding why Red Hat has shifted to a container-native operating model, and how immutable images simplify updates and improve security. Next, you’ll build and deploy images using Podman, Buildah, and bootc, converting RHEL container images into bootable disk images for VMs, cloud, and bare metal. Finally, you’ll learn how to manage containerized applications within RHEL 10, optimizing resources and comparing Podman with Docker in enterprise environments. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to confidently explain the benefits of RHEL 10 Image Mode, build and deploy immutable system images, manage updates and rollbacks, and integrate containers into your RHEL environment—equipping you with modern Linux skills that align with today’s DevOps and cloud-first strategies.