diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd280500..5a30d4d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ BUILD_TAG := $(GITBRANCH)-$(GITCOMMIT)
 
 BUILD_PATH := ./cmd/manager
 
+# CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND is Container Runtime - it could be docker or podman
+CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND := docker
+
 # Set any default go build tags
 BUILDTAGS :=
 
@@ -62,12 +65,13 @@ PACKAGES_FOR_UNIT_TESTS = $(shell go list -f '{{.ImportPath}}/' ./... | grep -v
 # Run all the e2e tests by default
 E2E_TEST_SELECTOR ?= .*
 
-ARGS ?= /usr/bin/jenkins-operator --local --namespace=$(NAMESPACE) $(EXTRA_ARGS)
+JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME := $(shell $(JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME_COMMAND))
+OPERATOR_ARGS ?= --jenkins-api-hostname=$(JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME) --jenkins-api-port=$(JENKINS_API_PORT) --jenkins-api-use-nodeport=$(JENKINS_API_USE_NODEPORT) --namespace=$(NAMESPACE) $(OPERATOR_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
 .PHONY: all
-all: status checkmake clean build verify install docker-build docker-images ## Build the image
+all: status checkmake clean build verify install container-runtime-build container-runtime-images ## Build the image
 	@echo "+ $@"
 
 .PHONY: check-env
@@ -156,24 +160,38 @@ test: ## Runs the go tests
 
 .PHONY: e2e
 CURRENT_DIRECTORY := $(shell pwd)
-JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME := $(shell $(JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME_COMMAND))
-e2e: docker-build ## Runs e2e tests, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
+e2e: container-runtime-build ## Runs e2e tests, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
 	@echo "+ $@"
 	@echo "Docker image: $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT)"
+ifeq ($(KUBERNETES_PROVIDER),minikube)
 	kubectl config use-context $(KUBECTL_CONTEXT)
+endif
+ifeq ($(KUBERNETES_PROVIDER),crc)
+	oc project $(CRC_OC_PROJECT)
+endif
 	cp deploy/service_account.yaml deploy/namespace-init.yaml
 	cat deploy/role.yaml >> deploy/namespace-init.yaml
 	cat deploy/role_binding.yaml >> deploy/namespace-init.yaml
 	cat deploy/operator.yaml >> deploy/namespace-init.yaml
 ifeq ($(OSFLAG), LINUX)
+ifeq ($(IMAGE_PULL_MODE), remote)
+	sed -i 's|\(image:\).*|\1 $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT)|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
+	sed -i 's|\(imagePullPolicy\): IfNotPresent|\1: Always|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
+else
 	sed -i 's|\(image:\).*|\1 $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT)|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
+endif
 ifeq ($(KUBERNETES_PROVIDER),minikube)
 	sed -i 's|\(imagePullPolicy\): IfNotPresent|\1: Never|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
 endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OSFLAG), OSX)
+ifeq ($(IMAGE_PULL_MODE), remote)
+	sed -i '' 's|\(image:\).*|\1 $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT)|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
+	sed -i '' 's|\(imagePullPolicy\): IfNotPresent|\1: Always|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
+else
 	sed -i '' 's|\(image:\).*|\1 $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT)|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
+endif
 ifeq ($(KUBERNETES_PROVIDER),minikube)
 	sed -i '' 's|\(imagePullPolicy\): IfNotPresent|\1: Never|g' deploy/namespace-init.yaml
 endif
@@ -182,7 +200,7 @@ endif
 	@RUNNING_TESTS=1 go test -parallel=1 "./test/e2e/" -tags "$(BUILDTAGS) cgo" -v -timeout 45m -run "$(E2E_TEST_SELECTOR)" \
 		-root=$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY) -kubeconfig=$(HOME)/.kube/config -globalMan deploy/crds/jenkins_$(API_VERSION)_jenkins_crd.yaml \
 		-jenkins-api-hostname=$(JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME) -jenkins-api-port=$(JENKINS_API_PORT) -jenkins-api-use-nodeport=$(JENKINS_API_USE_NODEPORT) \
-		-namespacedMan deploy/namespace-init.yaml $(EXTRA_ARGS)
+		-namespacedMan deploy/namespace-init.yaml $(TEST_ARGS)
 
 .PHONY: vet
 vet: ## Verifies `go vet` passes
@@ -227,10 +245,15 @@ run: export WATCH_NAMESPACE = $(NAMESPACE)
 run: export OPERATOR_NAME = $(NAME)
 run: build ## Run the executable, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
 	@echo "+ $@"
+ifeq ($(KUBERNETES_PROVIDER),minikube)
 	kubectl config use-context $(KUBECTL_CONTEXT)
+endif
+ifeq ($(KUBERNETES_PROVIDER),crc)
+	oc project $(CRC_OC_PROJECT)
+endif
 	kubectl apply -f deploy/crds/jenkins_$(API_VERSION)_jenkins_crd.yaml
 	@echo "Watching '$(WATCH_NAMESPACE)' namespace"
-	build/_output/bin/jenkins-operator --local $(EXTRA_ARGS)
+	build/_output/bin/jenkins-operator $(OPERATOR_ARGS)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: ## Cleanup any build binaries or packages
@@ -281,44 +304,50 @@ ifndef HAS_CHECKMAKE
 endif
 	@checkmake Makefile
 
-.PHONY: docker-login
-docker-login: ## Log in into the Docker repository
+.PHONY: container-runtime-login
+container-runtime-login: ## Log in into the Docker repository
 	@echo "+ $@"
 
-.PHONY: docker-build
-docker-build: check-env ## Build the container
+.PHONY: container-runtime-build
+container-runtime-build: check-env ## Build the container
 	@echo "+ $@"
-	docker build \
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) build \
 	--build-arg GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) \
 	--build-arg OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION=$(OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION) \
 	-t $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) . \
-	--file build/Dockerfile
+	--file build/Dockerfile $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
-.PHONY: docker-images
-docker-images: ## List all local containers
+.PHONY: container-runtime-images
+container-runtime-images: ## List all local containers
 	@echo "+ $@"
-	docker images
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) images $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
-.PHONY: docker-push
-docker-push: ## Push the container
+.PHONY: container-runtime-push
+container-runtime-push: ## Push the container
 	@echo "+ $@"
-	docker tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(BUILD_TAG)
-	docker push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(BUILD_TAG)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(BUILD_TAG) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(BUILD_TAG) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
-.PHONY: docker-release-version
-docker-release-version: ## Release image with version tag (in addition to build tag)
+.PHONY: container-runtime-snapshot-push
+container-runtime-snapshot-push:
 	@echo "+ $@"
-	docker tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(VERSION_TAG)
-	docker push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(VERSION_TAG)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
-.PHONY: docker-release-latest
-docker-release-latest: ## Release image with latest tags (in addition to build tag)
+.PHONY: container-runtime-release-version
+container-runtime-release-version: ## Release image with version tag (in addition to build tag)
 	@echo "+ $@"
-	docker tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(LATEST_TAG)
-	docker push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(LATEST_TAG)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(VERSION_TAG) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(VERSION_TAG) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
 
-.PHONY: docker-release
-docker-release: docker-build docker-release-version docker-release-latest ## Release image with version and latest tags (in addition to build tag)
+.PHONY: container-runtime-release-latest
+container-runtime-release-latest: ## Release image with latest tags (in addition to build tag)
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) tag $(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(LATEST_TAG) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) push $(DOCKER_ORGANIZATION)/$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(LATEST_TAG) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS)
+
+.PHONY: container-runtime-release
+container-runtime-release: container-runtime-build container-runtime-release-version container-runtime-release-latest ## Release image with version and latest tags (in addition to build tag)
 	@echo "+ $@"
 
 # if this session isn't interactive, then we don't want to allocate a
@@ -329,12 +358,12 @@ ifeq ($(INTERACTIVE), 1)
     DOCKER_FLAGS += -t
 endif
 
-.PHONY: docker-run
-docker-run: ## Run the container in docker, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
+.PHONY: container-runtime-run
+container-runtime-run: ## Run the container in docker, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
 	@echo "+ $@"
-	docker run --rm -i $(DOCKER_FLAGS) \
+	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_COMMAND) run $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME_EXTRA_ARGS) --rm -i $(DOCKER_FLAGS) \
 		--volume $(HOME)/.kube/config:/home/jenkins-operator/.kube/config \
-		$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) $(ARGS)
+		$(DOCKER_REGISTRY):$(GITCOMMIT) /usr/bin/jenkins-operator $(OPERATOR_ARGS)
 
 .PHONY: minikube-run
 minikube-run: export WATCH_NAMESPACE = $(NAMESPACE)
@@ -344,7 +373,7 @@ minikube-run: minikube-start ## Run the operator locally and use minikube as Kub
 	kubectl config use-context minikube
 	kubectl apply -f deploy/crds/jenkins_$(API_VERSION)_jenkins_crd.yaml
 	@echo "Watching '$(WATCH_NAMESPACE)' namespace"
-	build/_output/bin/jenkins-operator $(EXTRA_ARGS)
+	build/_output/bin/jenkins-operator $(OPERATOR_ARGS)
 
 .PHONY: deepcopy-gen
 deepcopy-gen: ## Generate deepcopy golang code
diff --git a/config.base.env b/config.base.env
index bfb2aab8..8eddce01 100644
--- a/config.base.env
+++ b/config.base.env
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ NAMESPACE=default
 API_VERSION=v1alpha2
 ALL_IN_ONE_DEPLOY_FILE_PREFIX=all-in-one
 GEN_CRD_API=gen-crd-api-reference-docs
+IMAGE_PULL_MODE=local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.crc.env b/config.crc.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bead977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.crc.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=crc
+
+JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME_COMMAND=crc ip
+JENKINS_API_PORT=0
+JENKINS_API_USE_NODEPORT=true
+
+CRC_OC_PROJECT=default
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.minikube.env b/config.minikube.env
index 6c6ff315..0e0d230f 100644
--- a/config.minikube.env
+++ b/config.minikube.env
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ MINIKUBE_VERSION=1.4.0
 KUBECTL_CONTEXT=minikube
 
 JENKINS_API_HOSTNAME_COMMAND=minikube ip
-JENKINS_API_PORT=-1
+JENKINS_API_PORT=0
 JENKINS_API_USE_NODEPORT=true
\ No newline at end of file