diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
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+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "mads-hartmann.bash-ide-vscode",
+        "waderyan.gitblame",
+        "jgclark.vscode-todo-highlight",
+        "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "bashIde.shfmt.caseIndent": true,
+    "bashIde.shfmt.funcNextLine": false,
+    "bashIde.shfmt.simplifyCode": true,
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "mads-hartmann.bash-ide-vscode",
+    "bashIde.shfmt.binaryNextLine": true,
+    "bashIde.shfmt.languageDialect": "bash",
+    "bashIde.shfmt.spaceRedirects": true
+}
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diff --git a/tools/miaou-create b/tools/miaou-create
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+++ b/tools/miaou-create
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+DEBIAN='images:debian/13'
+CONTAINER=''
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {	
+	echo "$(basename "$0") <CONTAINER_NAME>"
+}
+
+
+function parse_options {
+  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+    --help | -h)
+      usage && exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+	  if [[ -z $CONTAINER ]]; then
+	  	CONTAINER=$1
+	  else
+        echo >&2 "Unknown option: $1" && usage && exit 2
+      fi
+      ;;
+    esac
+
+    shift 1 # Move to the next argument
+  done
+  [[ -n $CONTAINER ]] || ( usage && exit 1 )
+  
+}
+
+function before_start {
+	# cold changes
+	incus config device add $CONTAINER MIAOU-BASH disk source=/opt/miaou-bash path=/opt/miaou-bash readonly=true | grep -q 'Device MIAOU-BASH added'
+	incus config set $CONTAINER environment.PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/miaou-bash/tools
+	cat <<EOF | incus file push --uid 0 --gid 0 --mode 644 --create-dirs - $CONTAINER/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/10-disable-ipv4-listener.conf
+[Resolve]
+LLMNR=no
+DNSStubListener=no
+EOF
+
+
+}
+
+function after_start {
+	# hot changes
+	incus exec "$CONTAINER" -- /opt/miaou-bash/init.sh
+
+	local domain=$(incus network get incusbr0 dns.domain)
+	domain=${domain:-incus}
+	cat <<EOF | incus file push --uid 0 --gid 0 --mode 644 --create-dirs - $CONTAINER/etc/hosts
+127.0.1.1	$CONTAINER.$domain $CONTAINER
+127.0.0.1	localhost
+EOF
+}
+
+function create {
+	incus create $DEBIAN $CONTAINER
+	before_start
+	incus start $CONTAINER
+	after_start
+}
+
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+parse_options $* 
+create
+echo Success
+
diff --git a/tools/miaou-recipe b/tools/miaou-recipe
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index 0000000..369ff50
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+++ b/tools/miaou-recipe
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+CONTAINER=''
+SCRIPT=''
+DEBUG=false
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {
+  echo "$(basename "$0") {CONTAINER_NAME} {PATH_TO_SCRIPT} [[--debug|-d]]"
+}
+
+function parse_options {
+  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+      --help | -h)
+        usage && exit 0
+        ;;
+      --debug | -d)
+        DEBUG=true
+        ;;
+      *)
+        if [[ -z $CONTAINER ]]; then
+          CONTAINER=$1
+        elif [[ -z $SCRIPT ]]; then
+          SCRIPT=$1
+        else
+          echo >&2 "Unknown option: $1" && usage && exit 2
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    shift 1 # Move to the next argument
+  done
+  [[ -n $CONTAINER ]] && [[ -n $SCRIPT ]] || (usage && exit 1)
+}
+
+function debug_option {
+  [[ $DEBUG == 'true' ]] && echo "-x" || true
+}
+
+function recipe {
+  [[ ! -f $SCRIPT ]] && echo >&2 "Script not found: $SCRIPT" && exit 3
+
+  # hot changes
+  cat "$SCRIPT" | incus exec "$CONTAINER" -- bash $(debug_option)
+
+}
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+parse_options $*
+recipe
+echo "Recipe <$(basename "$SCRIPT")> successfully performed on container <$CONTAINER>"