Author Uses AI-Assisted Pipeline to Self-Publish Technical Book on Podman

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A software professional who first encountered Podman in 2020 has authored a technical book on the container tool after finding existing resources insufficient. The book was published through a custom automated pipeline that handles building, verification, and release using tools including a Markdown-to-PDF converter. AI was involved at every stage of the publishing process, from writing to pipeline development. The pipeline produces provenance-stamped PDF and EPUB artifacts, with example verification run across both local and live Fedora lab environments. Sample chapters and diagrams are available at podman-book.com.

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