# A Runner Inside a runner using podman **URL:** \ **Category:** Drone Support\ **Created:** [July 31, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/a-runner-inside-a-runner-using-podman/10003 "2021-07-31T21:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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There are no plans to formally support Podman instead of Docker, however, please keep in mind that Drone Runners are conceptually similar to Kubernetes Operators in that anyone can create a Drone runner. See this thread: > [@Building using alternative drone.yml](http://discuss.harness.io/t/add-podman-support/7459/2): > > You can retrieve the latest successful build using either the Drone API or the Drone CLI. You can then use the build number of this build to trigger a Drone deploy event: drone deploy {org}/{project} {buildNumber} {target}. As the target you could specify ‘nightly’. Then add a step to your .drone.yml file containing a deploy step for your nightlies and make sure you add this to the step’s conditions: when: event: deployment environment: nightly I think this will do exactly what you want,… --- _[View the full topic](https://drone.discourse.group/t/a-runner-inside-a-runner-using-podman/10003)._