diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dd760333..f158b4db 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23898,4 +23898,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build_in_docker.sh b/scripts/build_in_docker.sh
index 5d79ed5e..45d5e39e 100755
--- a/scripts/build_in_docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_in_docker.sh
@@ -11,20 +11,17 @@ if [[ ! -d "${NPM_DIR}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${BUILDINDOCKER:-}" != "yes" ]]; then
-    docker run --rm --workdir "/work" -v "${NPM_DIR}:/home/" -v "${BASEPATH}:/work" -e BUILDINDOCKER=yes node:14-bullseye /bin/bash -c 'chmod +x /work/scripts/build_in_docker.sh && /work/scripts/build_in_docker.sh'
+    if docker -v | grep -qi "podman"; then
+        is_podman='yes'
+    fi
+    docker run --rm --workdir "/work" -v "${BASEPATH}:/work" -e is_podman="${is_podman:-no}" -e BUILDINDOCKER=yes -e npm_config_cache=/work/.npm node:14-bullseye /bin/bash -c 'chmod +x /work/scripts/build_in_docker.sh && /work/scripts/build_in_docker.sh'
     exit
 fi
 
 ## in docker
 
-echo "adding npmrc"
-cat >>"${HOME}/.npmrc" <<'EOF'
-cache=/work/.npm
-fund=false
-EOF
-
 echo "adding secure git dir"
-git config --global --add safe.directory /work
+git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
 
 echo "running chmods"
 find "${BASEPATH}" -iname "*.sh" -exec chmod +x {} +
@@ -41,5 +38,9 @@ npx browserslist@latest --update-db || exit 1
 echo "running build"
 "${BASEPATH}/scripts/build.sh" web rel
 
-echo "fixing perms"
-chown -R 1000:1000 /work
+if [[ "${is_podman}" != 'yes' ]]; then
+    echo "fixing perms"
+    chown -R 1000:1000 /work
+else
+    echo "in podman, not fixing perms"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/in_docker_prep.sh b/scripts/in_docker_prep.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..86f2a3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/in_docker_prep.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT=$(realpath "$0")
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+BASEPATH="$(realpath "${SCRIPTPATH}/../")"
+
+echo "adding secure git dir"
+git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+
+echo "running chmods"
+find "${BASEPATH}" -iname "*.sh" -exec chmod +x {} +
diff --git a/scripts/run_node_docker.sh b/scripts/run_node_docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..14e89f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_node_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT=$(realpath "$0")
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+BASEPATH="$(realpath "${SCRIPTPATH}/../")"
+
+NPM_DIR="${BASEPATH}/.npm"
+
+if [[ ! -d "${NPM_DIR}" ]]; then
+    mkdir "${NPM_DIR}" || exit 1
+fi
+
+if docker -v | grep -qi "podman"; then
+    is_podman='yes'
+fi
+
+function run() {
+    docker run --rm --workdir "/work" -v "${BASEPATH}:/work" -e is_podman="${is_podman:-no}" -e BUILDINDOCKER=yes -e npm_config_cache=/work/.npm ${opts:-} node:14-bullseye ${@}
+}
+
+opts="-it" run /bin/bash -c 'bash /work/scripts/in_docker_prep.sh && bash'
+
+if [[ "${is_podman}" != 'yes' ]]; then
+    echo "fixing perms"
+    run /bin/bash -c 'chown -R 1000:1000 /work'
+else
+    echo "in podman, not fixing perms"
+fi