diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index 45b091d..c794ef9 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sources:
   - https://git.sr.ht/~jswank/alpine-cli
 
 packages:
-  - docker
+  - podman
   - just
   - runit
 
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 4374c1e..5da0c65 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set dotenv-load
 
 image := "ghcr.io/jswank/alpine-cli:latest"
+n := "alpine-cli"
 
 # get a bash shell on a temporary container using {{image}}
 all: run
@@ -9,11 +10,27 @@ all: run
 run: 
   @ docker run -ti --rm {{image}}
 
+# run (or attach to) a perisent container {{n}}
+persist: 
+  #!/bin/sh
+  already_running=$(docker ps --all --filter name={{n}}  --format=json | wc -l )
+  if [[ $already_running -gt 0 ]]; then
+    docker start -i {{n}}
+  else 
+    docker run -ti --name {{n}} {{image}}
+  fi
+
+# remove the persistent image
+clean:
+  @ docker rm -f {{n}} >/dev/null 2>&1
+
 # build a new image
 build:
-  docker build -t {{image}} -f Dockerfile ./ctx 
+  sudo podman build -t {{image}} -f Dockerfile ./ctx 
+
+# publish the image
+publish: 
+  @ echo $GH_PAT | sudo docker login ghcr.io -u jswank --password-stdin >/dev/null 2>&1
+  sudo docker push {{image}}
+  @ sudo docker logout ghcr.io
 
-publish:
-  @ echo $GH_PAT | docker login ghcr.io -u jswank --password-stdin >/dev/null 2>&1
-  docker push {{image}}
-  @ docker logout ghcr.io