diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bf6a90..1f98267 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ docs-serve: ## Preview the documentation
 .PHONY: compile
 .compile:
 	mkdir -p dependencies
-	$(COMMODORE_CMD)
+	$(COMPILE_CMD)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: commodore_args += -f tests/$(instance).yml
diff --git a/Makefile.vars.mk b/Makefile.vars.mk
index c353f73..abda97f 100644
--- a/Makefile.vars.mk
+++ b/Makefile.vars.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ root_volume     ?= -v "$${PWD}:/$(COMPONENT_NAME)"
 compiled_volume ?= -v "$${PWD}/$(compiled_path):/$(COMPONENT_NAME)"
 commodore_args  ?= --search-paths ./dependencies --search-paths .
 
-DOCKER_CMD   ?= docker
-DOCKER_ARGS  ?= run --rm -u "$$(id -u):$$(id -g)" -w /$(COMPONENT_NAME) -e HOME="/$(COMPONENT_NAME)"
+ifneq "$(shell which docker 2>/dev/null)" ""
+	DOCKER_CMD    ?= $(shell which docker)
+	DOCKER_USERNS ?= ""
+else
+	DOCKER_CMD    ?= podman
+	DOCKER_USERNS ?= keep-id
+endif
+DOCKER_ARGS ?= run --rm -u "$$(id -u):$$(id -g)" --userns=$(DOCKER_USERNS) -w /$(COMPONENT_NAME) -e HOME="/$(COMPONENT_NAME)"
 
 JSONNET_FILES   ?= $(shell find . -type f -not -path './vendor/*' \( -name '*.*jsonnet' -or -name '*.libsonnet' \))
 JSONNETFMT_ARGS ?= --in-place --pad-arrays
@@ -30,7 +36,8 @@ VALE_ARGS ?= --minAlertLevel=error --config=/pages/ROOT/pages/.vale.ini /pages
 
 ANTORA_PREVIEW_CMD ?= $(DOCKER_CMD) run --rm --publish 35729:35729 --publish 2020:2020 --volume "${PWD}/.git":/preview/antora/.git --volume "${PWD}/docs":/preview/antora/docs docker.io/vshn/antora-preview:3.0.1.1 --style=syn --antora=docs
 
-COMMODORE_CMD  ?= $(DOCKER_CMD) $(DOCKER_ARGS) $(root_volume) docker.io/projectsyn/commodore:latest component compile . $(commodore_args)
+COMMODORE_CMD  ?= $(DOCKER_CMD) $(DOCKER_ARGS) $(root_volume) docker.io/projectsyn/commodore:latest
+COMPILE_CMD    ?= $(COMMODORE_CMD) component compile . $(commodore_args)
 JB_CMD         ?= $(DOCKER_CMD) $(DOCKER_ARGS) --entrypoint /usr/local/bin/jb docker.io/projectsyn/commodore:latest install
 
 instance ?= defaults