I made this script - Podman network IP inspector: list containers, IPs, subnets with colors and tree view

[upmcplanetracker]

https://github.com/upmcplanetracker/podman-ip-inspector

If anyone tries it out, feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

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podman-ip-inspector is a Bash script that queries your Podman environment and presents a clear overview of all user-defined networks, their subnets, attached containers, and the IP addresses assigned to each container (both IPv4 and IPv6). It works with rootless Podman (default) and rootful Podman (if you run with sudo).

The output can be shown as:

• a detailed table (default),
• an ASCII tree (with -m), and
• an IPv4 usage summary (with -u).

All views are color‑coded for quick visual scanning, and a duplicate subnet warning is displayed automatically to help you avoid routing conflicts.

Features

• List all networks - shows network names, subnets, and attached containers.
• IP extraction - shows both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for every container.
• Tree view (-m) - hierarchical view of networks with containers indented.
• Usage summary (-u) - shows how many IPv4 addresses are used vs. available per network.
• Color output - network names (yellow), container names (green), IPv4 (magenta), IPv6 (cyan).
• Duplicate subnet detection - warns if the same subnet is used on multiple networks.
• Filter by network (-n) or container (-c) - show only what you need.
• Works with rootless & rootful - run normally for rootless, or with sudo to inspect rootful containers.
• No extra dependencies - requires only podman, jq, and optionally perl (for colors).

Installation

1. Save the script (e.g., podman-ip-inspector) in your $PATH (e.g., ~/.local/bin/).

2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x podman-ip-inspector
   

3. Ensure dependencies are installed:

   sudo apt install jq perl     # Debian/Ubuntu
   sudo dnf install jq perl     # Fedora/RHEL
   

4. Run it:

   ./podman-ip-inspector
   

Usage

podman-ip-inspector [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -h, --help              Show this help message
  -n, --network NAME      Show only the specified network
  -c, --container NAME    Show only the specified container
  -m, --map               Show an ASCII tree of networks and containers
  -u, --usage             Show IPv4 usage summary (used/total) per network
      --color             Force color output (auto-detected by default)
      --no-color          Disable color output

If both -n and -c are given, show only that container on that specific network.
If no options are given, show a detailed table.

Examples

1. Full table view (default)

podman-ip-inspector

Sample output:

NETWORK NAME        SUBNET(S)                           CONTAINERS & IPs
------------        --------                            ----------------
adsb.network        10.89.0.0/24, fd52:317c:ee6:631::/64  airspy (10.89.0.2, fd52:317c:ee6:631::2)
adsb.network        10.89.0.0/24, fd52:317c:ee6:631::/64  dump978 (10.89.0.8, fd52:317c:ee6:631::8)
...

2. Tree view (-m)

podman-ip-inspector -m

Sample output:

Network: adsb.network (10.89.0.0/24, fd52:317c:ee6:631::/64)
   ├── airspy         10.89.0.2, fd52:317c:ee6:631::2
   ├── dump978        10.89.0.8, fd52:317c:ee6:631::8
   └── ...
Network: plex.network (10.89.1.0/24, fd52:317c:ee6:632::/64)
   └── plex           10.89.1.7, fd52:317c:ee6:632::7

3. Usage summary (-u)

podman-ip-inspector -u

Outputs the table plus:

IPv4 Usage Summary (used / total available):
---------------------------------------------
adsb.network: 10.89.0.0/24   Used: 11/254   Free: 243
plex.network: 10.89.1.0/24   Used: 1/254    Free: 253
...

4. Filter by network (-n)

podman-ip-inspector -n plex.network -m -u

5. Filter by container (-c)

podman-ip-inspector -c plex -m

6. Rootful Podman

sudo podman-ip-inspector

Color Coding

Element	Color
Network name	Yellow
Container name	Green
IPv4 address	Magenta
IPv6 address	Cyan

Colors are auto‑detected if your terminal supports them. You can force --color or disable with --no-color.

Notes

• Rootless vs. Rootful: The script uses the podman command from the user's environment. When run without sudo, it shows rootless containers. When run with sudo, it shows rootful containers. All features work identically in both modes.
• Dependencies: jq is required for parsing JSON output. perl is optional but recommended for coloring; if absent, colors are automatically disabled.
• Duplicate subnet warning: If two networks share the same subnet (e.g., both use 10.89.0.0/24), a warning is printed. This is a common misconfiguration that can cause routing issues especially upon startup due to race conditions.
• IPv6 support: Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are shown. The usage summary only counts IPv4 addresses for simplicity.