US Patent 12086579 Deriving a container from a package set

Deriving a container from a package set is disclosed. Package set metadata that identifies a plurality of packages to be included in a container image based on a package set is accessed. A container configuration file referencing the plurality of packages is generated based at least in part on the package set metadata. The container configuration file includes one or more commands complying with a container builder syntax that are implementable by a container builder to generate a container image including the plurality of packages. The container configuration file is stored in a memory of a computer system.