diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index b10f453..4e6f6b1 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ RUN apt-get install -y gpg sudo wget curl build-essential software-properties-co
 # Install handy developer tools.
 RUN apt-get install -y iputils-ping postgresql-client git-delta golang jq sqlite3 vim pipx ripgrep openssh-server
 
+# Install and configure Podman.
+RUN apt-get install -y iptables podman
+# Podman doesn't use IPv6, so we only need to update the path for the IPv4 executable.
+RUN update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
+COPY --chown=root ./assets/podman/containers.conf /etc/containers/containers.conf
+
 # Install mise-en-place for project (and in some cases global) tooling management.
 RUN install -dm 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
 RUN wget -qO - https://mise.jdx.dev/gpg-key.pub | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg 1> /dev/null
diff --git a/assets/podman/containers.conf b/assets/podman/containers.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..835ba49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/podman/containers.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[network]
+firewall_driver = "iptables"