diff --git a/machines/pericyte/configuration.nix b/machines/pericyte/configuration.nix
index 037992d..7ad8a69 100644
--- a/machines/pericyte/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/pericyte/configuration.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "${inputs.nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/profiles/headless.nix"
     "${inputs.nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/profiles/minimal.nix"
 
+    ./podman.nix
     # ./microvm-configuration.nix
     # ./k3s.nix
   ];
diff --git a/machines/pericyte/podman.nix b/machines/pericyte/podman.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7be3b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machines/pericyte/podman.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
+  # Enable common container config files in /etc/containers
+  virtualisation.containers.enable = true;
+  virtualisation = {
+    podman = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      # Required for containers under podman-compose to be able to talk to each other.
+      defaultNetwork.settings.dns_enabled = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  # Useful other development tools
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    dive # look into docker image layers
+    podman-tui # status of containers in the terminal
+    podman-compose # start group of containers for dev
+  ];
+}