Quadlet support for Zed

May 8, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

A Zed language extension that provides support for Podman Quadlet files using the quadlet-lsp language server.

Supported File Types

This extension recognizes and provides language support for the following Podman Quadlet file types:

  • .container - Container unit files
  • .volume - Volume unit files
  • .network - Network unit files
  • .image - Image unit files
  • .pod - Pod unit files
  • .build - Build unit files
  • .kube - Kubernetes Quadlet unit files
  • .artifact - Artifact unit files

Install Extension

Option 1: Install as Dev Extension (for development/testing)

  1. Open Zed
  2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+P on Linux/Windows)
  3. Run zed: install dev extension
  4. Select the directory containing this extension

Option 2: Install from Published Extension

  1. Open Zed
  2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+P on Linux/Windows)
  3. Run zed: extensions
  4. Search for "Quadlet" and install

Usage

Once installed, the extension will automatically:

  • Recognize files with Quadlet extensions (.container, .volume, etc.)
  • Provide syntax highlighting based on INI/systemd unit file syntax
  • Offer hover documentation, completions, and error checking

Configuration

To use a local build instead of the auto-downloaded binary, set the path in your Zed settings (settings.json):

{
  "lsp": {
    "quadlet-lsp": {
      "binary": {
        "path": "/path/to/quadlet-lsp"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: quadlet-lsp reads its configuration from a .quadletrc.json file in the workspace root, not from LSP settings.

Development

Follow the dev extension installation instructions above and when you make changes, "Rebuild" the extension from Zed's extensions list.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

  1. Fork the repository.
  2. Create a feature branch.
  3. Make your changes.
  4. Update/add examples.
  5. Submit a pull request.

Issues

If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

License

This extension is released under the MIT License.