diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 90dc4740..66b7af1b 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,33 @@
 ---
+- job:
+    name: validations-libs-podified-podman
+    parent: devstack-platform-fedora-latest
+    run: playbooks/validations-libs-podified.yaml
+    post-run: playbooks/post.yaml
+    timeout: 7200
+    voting: true
+    required-projects:
+      - openstack/validations-libs
+      - openstack/validations-common
+      - name: openstack/openstacksdk
+        override-checkout: master
+      - name: opendev.org/openstack/devstack
+        override-checkout: master
+    vars:
+      container_engine: podman
+      devstack_localrc:
+        USE_PYTHON3: true
+    irrelevant-files:
+      - ^.*\.rst$
+      - ^doc/.*$
+      - ^releasenotes/.*$
+
+- job:
+    name: validations-libs-podified-docker
+    parent: validations-libs-podified-podman
+    vars:
+      container_engine: docker
+
 - job:
     name: validations-libs-functional
     parent: devstack
@@ -58,6 +87,8 @@
               - openstack-tox-linters
               - openstack-tox-cover
               - validations-libs-functional
+              - validations-libs-podified-podman
+              - validations-libs-podified-docker
         - openstack-tox-docs: &tripleo-docs
             files:
               - ^doc/.*
@@ -65,11 +96,15 @@
               - ^validations_libs/.*
               - ^CONTRIBUTING.rst
         - validations-libs-functional
+        - validations-libs-podified-podman
+        - validations-libs-podified-docker
         - tripleo-ci-centos-9-undercloud-containers: &undercloud_containers_job_params
             dependencies:
               - openstack-tox-linters
               - openstack-tox-cover
               - validations-libs-functional
+              - validations-libs-podified-podman
+              - validations-libs-podified-docker
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters
@@ -77,11 +112,15 @@
         - openstack-tox-py39
         - openstack-tox-docs: *tripleo-docs
         - validations-libs-functional
+        - validations-libs-podified-podman
+        - validations-libs-podified-docker
         - tripleo-ci-centos-9-standalone-validation-libs:
             vars: *standalone_consumer_job_vars
             dependencies:
               - openstack-tox-linters
               - validations-libs-functional
+              - validations-libs-podified-podman
+              - validations-libs-podified-docker
         - tripleo-ci-centos-9-undercloud-containers:
             dependencies:
               - openstack-tox-linters
diff --git a/container/validation b/container/validation
index dc050d80..1b838046 100755
--- a/container/validation
+++ b/container/validation
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ import sys
 DESCRIPTION = "Build and execute Validations from a container."
 EPILOG = "Example: ./validation --run --cmd run --validation check-ftype,512e"
 
-VALIDATIONS_LOG_BASEDIR = os.path.expanduser('~/validations')
+LOCAL_USER = os.environ.get('SUDO_USER', os.environ.get('USER'))
+VALIDATIONS_LOG_BASEDIR = os.path.expanduser(f'~{LOCAL_USER}/validations')
 CONTAINER_INVENTORY_PATH = '/tmp/inventory.yaml'
-COMMUNITY_VALIDATION_PATH = os.path.expanduser('~/community-validations')
+COMMUNITY_VALIDATION_PATH = \
+    os.path.expanduser(f'~{LOCAL_USER}/community-validations')
 
 CONTAINERFILE_TEMPLATE = """
 FROM %(image)s
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ LABEL name="VF dockerfile"
 RUN groupadd -g %(gid)s -o %(user)s
 RUN useradd -m -u %(uid)s -g %(gid)s -o -s /bin/bash %(user)s
 
-RUN dnf install -y python3-pip gcc python3-devel jq %(extra_pkgs)s
+RUN dnf install -y python3-pip gcc python3-devel libffi-devel jq openssh openssh-clients %(extra_pkgs)s
 
 # Clone the Framework and common Validations
 RUN python3 -m pip install validations-libs validations-common
@@ -90,13 +92,16 @@ class Validation(argparse.ArgumentParser):
                                  'use --help to get more information. '
                                  'Only available in non-interactive mode. ')
         parser.add_argument('--user', '-u', type=str, default='validation',
-                            help=('Set user in container. '))
+                            help=('Set user in the container. '))
+        parser.add_argument('--user-home', type=str, default='/home/validation',
+                            help=('User home path in the container. '
+                                  'Example: --user-home /home/validation '))
         parser.add_argument('--uid', '-U', type=int, default=user_entry.pw_uid,
                             help=('User UID in container. '))
         parser.add_argument('--gid', '-G', type=int, default=user_entry.pw_gid,
                             help=('Group UID in container. '))
-        parser.add_argument('--image', type=str, default='fedora:30',
-                            help='Container base image. Defaults to fedora:30')
+        parser.add_argument('--image', type=str, default='fedora:35',
+                            help='Container base image. Defaults to fedora:35')
         parser.add_argument('--extra-pkgs', type=str, default='',
                             help=('Extra packages to install in the container.'
                                   'Comma or space separated list. '
@@ -147,6 +152,7 @@ class Validation(argparse.ArgumentParser):
         self.interactive = parsed_args.interactive
         self.cmd = parsed_args.cmd
         self.user = parsed_args.user
+        self.user_home = parsed_args.user_home
         self.uid = parsed_args.uid
         self.gid = parsed_args.gid
         self.repository = parsed_args.repository
@@ -173,22 +179,20 @@ class Validation(argparse.ArgumentParser):
         clone_user_repo, install_user_repo, entrypoint = "", "", ""
         if self.repository:
             clone_user_repo = ("RUN git clone {} -b {} "
-                               "/root/user_repo").format(self.repository,
-                                                         self.branch)
-            install_user_repo = ("RUN cd /root/user_repo && \\"
-                                 "python3 -m pip install .")
+                               "{}/user_repo").format(self.repository,
+                                                      self.branch,
+                                                      self.user_home)
+            install_user_repo = ("RUN cd {}/user_repo && \\"
+                                 "python3 -m pip install .").format(
+                                 self.user_home)
         if self.interactive:
             entrypoint = "ENTRYPOINT /usr/local/bin/validation"
-        if self.user == 'root':
-            user_dir = '/root'
-        else:
-            user_dir = '/home/{}'.format(self.user)
         param = {'image': self.image, 'extra_pkgs': self.extra_pkgs,
                  'clone_user_repo': clone_user_repo,
                  'install_user_repo': install_user_repo,
                  'entrypoint': entrypoint,
                  'user': self.user, 'uid': self.uid, 'gid': self.gid,
-                 'user_dir': user_dir}
+                 'user_dir': self.user_home}
         with open('./Containerfile', 'w+') as containerfile:
             containerfile.write(CONTAINERFILE_TEMPLATE % param)
 
@@ -234,18 +238,18 @@ class Validation(argparse.ArgumentParser):
             container_args = '--rm'
         cmd = [self.engine, 'run', container_args]
         # Keyfile
-        cmd.append('-v%s:/root/containerhost_private_key:z' %
-                   self.keyfile)
+        cmd.append('-v%s:%s/containerhost_private_key:z' %
+                   (self.keyfile, self.user_home))
         # log path
         self._create_volume(self.validation_log_dir)
         if os.path.isdir(os.path.abspath(self.validation_log_dir)):
-            cmd.append('-v%s:/root/validations:z' %
-                       self.validation_log_dir)
+            cmd.append('-v%s:%s/validations:z' %
+                       (self.validation_log_dir, self.user_home))
         # community validation path
         self._create_volume(COMMUNITY_VALIDATION_PATH)
         if os.path.isdir(os.path.abspath(COMMUNITY_VALIDATION_PATH)):
-            cmd.append('-v%s:/root/community-validations:z' %
-                       COMMUNITY_VALIDATION_PATH)
+            cmd.append('-v%s:%s/community-validations:z' %
+                       (COMMUNITY_VALIDATION_PATH, self.user_home))
         # Volumes
         if self.volumes:
             self._print('Adding volumes:')
diff --git a/playbooks/validations-libs-podified.yaml b/playbooks/validations-libs-podified.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0b512c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/validations-libs-podified.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+---
+- hosts: tempest
+  name: validations-libs-podified
+  vars:
+    - container_executable: "{{ container_engine|default('podman') }}"
+  roles:
+    - ensure-tox
+    - ensure-pip
+    - ensure-virtualenv
+    - role: ensure-docker
+      when:
+        - "'{{ container_executable }}' == 'docker'"
+    - role: ensure-podman
+      when:
+        - "'{{ container_executable }}' == 'podman'"
+    - role: ensure-if-python
+      vars:
+        zuul_work_dir: "src/opendev.org/openstack/validations-libs"
+  tasks:
+    - name: gen key
+      shell: |
+        yes | ssh-keygen -f /home/zuul/.ssh/vf-key -N ""
+
+    - name: get key
+      register: key
+      shell:  cat /home/zuul/.ssh/vf-key.pub
+
+    - name: add key
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: /home/zuul/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        line: "{{ key.stdout }}"
+        create: yes
+
+    - name: Create VF inventory
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: /home/zuul/inventory.yaml
+        line: "[controller]\n{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}"
+        create: yes
+
+    - name: Create home log directory for Validations
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /home/zuul/validations
+        state: directory
+        mode: '0755'
+
+    - name: Build Validation container
+      shell:
+        cmd: >-
+          src/opendev.org/openstack/validations-libs/container/validation
+          -e {{ container_executable }} --user validation --build
+        executable: /bin/bash
+
+    - name: Run Validation container
+      become: true
+      shell:
+        cmd: >-
+          src/opendev.org/openstack/validations-libs/container/validation -D
+          --user validation --keyfile /home/zuul/.ssh/vf-key
+          -e {{ container_executable }} -R
+          --cmd run --validation check-ram
+          --output-log /home/validation/output.log
+          --inventory /home/zuul/inventory.yaml --extra-vars minimal_ram_gb=1
+        executable: /bin/bash