diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+config
diff --git a/bin/pct-create b/bin/pct-create
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+++ b/bin/pct-create
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+CONTAINER_NAME=$1
+TEMPLATE_DIR=/var/lib/vz/template/cache
+TAG_NAME=debian13
+SSH_PUBKEYS="$BASEDIR/pct-administrators.pubkeys"
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {
+	echo "$(basename "$0") <CONTAINER_NAME>"
+}
+
+function debian13_template {
+	ls -1 $TEMPLATE_DIR | grep ^debian-13
+}
+
+function show_defaults {
+	echo -n "STORAGE_DISK=$STORAGE_DISK,"
+	echo -n "STORAGE_SIZE=$STORAGE_SIZE,"
+	echo -n "MEMORY=$MEMORY,"
+	echo -n "SWAP=$SWAP,"
+	echo -n "CPU=$CPU,"
+	echo
+}
+
+function convert_human_size_to_megabyte {
+	value=$1
+	echo "$(numfmt --from=iec-i "$value"i --to-unit=Mi)" | cut -dM -f1
+}
+
+function convert_human_size_to_gigabyte {
+	value=$1
+	echo "$(numfmt --from=iec-i "$value"i --to-unit=Gi)" | cut -dG -f1
+}
+
+function create_container {
+	local new_id=$($BASEDIR/pct-nextid)
+	local template_file="$TEMPLATE_DIR/$(debian13_template)"
+	local vol_in_gb=$(convert_human_size_to_gigabyte $STORAGE_SIZE)
+	local mem_in_mb=$(convert_human_size_to_megabyte $MEMORY)
+	local swp_in_mb=$(convert_human_size_to_megabyte $SWAP)
+	
+	pct create \
+		$new_id \
+		$template_file \
+		--ostype debian \
+		--rootfs "volume=$STORAGE_DISK:$vol_in_gb" \
+		--cores $CPU \
+		--memory $mem_in_mb \
+		--swap $swp_in_mb \
+		--hostname $CONTAINER_NAME \
+		--net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp,firewall=1 \
+		--start \
+		--onboot true \
+		--ssh-public-keys $SSH_PUBKEYS \
+		--unprivileged true \
+		--features nesting=1 \
+		
+	[[ -n $TAG_NAME ]] && pct set $new_id --tags $TAG_NAME
+	echo "container: $CONTAINER_NAME succesfully created with vmid=$new_id!"
+}
+
+function existing_container {
+	local vmid=$($BASEDIR/pct-lookup "$CONTAINER_NAME")
+	if [[ -z $vmid ]]; then 
+		false
+	else
+		echo "container $CONTAINER_NAME already exists with vmid=$vmid!"
+		exit 2
+	fi
+}
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+[[ "$#" -lt 1 ]] && usage && exit 1
+source "$BASEDIR/pct-default.config"
+
+# show_defaults
+existing_container && false || create_container
+
+
+
diff --git a/bin/pct-destroy b/bin/pct-destroy
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..593aeb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pct-destroy
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+CONTAINER_NAME=$1
+FORCE=$2
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {
+	echo "$(basename "$0") <CONTAINER_NAME> --force"
+}
+
+function set_force {
+	if [[ $FORCE == '--force' ]]; then
+		force=true
+	else
+		force=false
+	fi
+}
+
+function destroy {
+	if vmid=$($BASEDIR/pct-lookup "$CONTAINER_NAME"); then
+		[[ $FORCE ]] && pct stop $vmid
+		pct destroy $vmid
+	else
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+[[ "$#" -lt 1 ]] && usage && exit 1
+set_force
+destroy
diff --git a/bin/pct-login b/bin/pct-login
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1a13be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pct-login
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+CONTAINER_NAME=$1
+USER=${2:-root}
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {
+	echo "$(basename "$0") <CONTAINER_NAME> [USER=root]" 
+}
+
+function login {
+	if vmid=$($BASEDIR/pct-lookup $CONTAINER_NAME); then
+		pct exec $vmid -- su - $USER
+	else
+		exit 10
+	fi
+}
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+[[ "$#" -lt 1 ]] && usage && exit 1
+login
diff --git a/bin/pct-lookup b/bin/pct-lookup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9aff4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pct-lookup
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+CONTAINER_NAME=$1
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {
+	echo "$(basename "$0") <CONTAINER_NAME>|--all"
+}
+
+function lookup {
+	cmd="pvesh get /cluster/resources --type vm --output=json | jq --raw-output '.[] | \"\(.name) \(.vmid)\"'"
+	if [[ $CONTAINER_NAME == "--all" ]]; then
+		eval "$cmd"	
+	else
+		cmd="$cmd | egrep '^$CONTAINER_NAME '"
+		found=$(eval "$cmd") || ( >&2 echo "ERROR: container <$CONTAINER_NAME> not found!" && exit 10 )
+		echo "$found" | cut -d' ' -f2
+	fi
+}
+
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+[[ "$#" -lt 1 ]] && usage && exit 1
+lookup
+
diff --git a/bin/pct-nextid b/bin/pct-nextid
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7c3c91d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pct-nextid
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+pvesh get /cluster/nextid
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcd144b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+# MAIN
+