diff --git a/lxc_net/container.py b/lxc_net/container.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acb1856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxc_net/container.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+""" Container objects """
+
+from . import settings
+from . import util
+from .xml_template import XMLTemplate
+
+import libvirt
+import tempfile
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+import getpass
+import weakref
+
+
+class OverlayDirectory:
+    """ Allocates an overlayfs with a given lower dir and a temporary upper dir. The
+    overlayfs is destroyed when this object is deallocated """
+
+    class DoesNotExist(Exception):
+        """ Raised if `lower` does not exist """
+
+        def __init__(self, path):
+            self.path = path
+
+        def __str__(self):
+            return "Path {} does not exist".format(self.path)
+
+    def __init__(self, lower, name=None):
+        if not name:
+            name = ""
+
+        self.lower = Path(lower)
+
+        if not self.lower.exists():
+            raise self.DoesNotExist(self.lower)
+
+        root_temp_dir = Path(settings.OVERLAYFS_BASE_DIR)
+        if not root_temp_dir.exists():
+            root_temp_dir.mkdir()
+
+        self.overlay_temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(
+            prefix=name + ("_" if name else ""), dir=root_temp_dir.resolve(),
+        )
+        self.temp_dir = Path(self.overlay_temp_dir.name)
+        self.temp_dir_cleaner = None
+
+        self.upper = self.temp_dir / "upper"
+        self.work = self.temp_dir / "work"
+        self.mount_point = self.temp_dir / "mount"
+
+        self.upper.mkdir()
+        self.work.mkdir()
+        self.mount_point.mkdir()
+
+        self.mounted = False
+
+        self._mount()
+
+    def _mount(self):
+        if self.mounted:
+            return
+
+        command = [
+            "sudo",
+            "mount",
+            "-t",
+            "overlay",
+            "overlay",
+            "-o",
+            "lowerdir={lower},upperdir={upper},workdir={work}".format(
+                lower=self.lower.resolve(),
+                upper=self.upper.resolve(),
+                work=self.work.resolve(),
+            ),
+            self.mount_point,
+        ]
+
+        subprocess.run(command)
+        self.mounted = True
+
+        self.temp_dir_cleaner = weakref.finalize(
+            self.overlay_temp_dir, self.cleanup_mount
+        )
+
+    def _umount(self):
+        if not self.mounted:
+            return
+
+        command = [
+            "sudo",
+            "umount",
+            self.mount_point,
+        ]
+        subprocess.run(command)
+        self.mounted = False
+
+    def _set_perms_for_cleanup(self):
+        """ Sets the permissions to allow cleanup """
+
+        if not self.temp_dir.exists():
+            return  # Already deleted
+
+        # The overlayfs runs as root, so we need to allow our current user to delete
+        # the temp directory files
+        command_chown = [
+            "sudo",
+            "chown",
+            "-R",
+            getpass.getuser(),
+            self.temp_dir.resolve(),
+        ]
+        subprocess.run(command_chown)
+        command_chmod = [
+            "sudo",
+            "chmod",
+            "-R",
+            "700",
+            self.temp_dir.resolve(),
+        ]
+        subprocess.run(command_chmod)
+
+    def cleanup_mount(self):
+        self._umount()
+        self._set_perms_for_cleanup()
+
+
+class Container(util.LibvirtObject):
+    class AlreadyExists(Exception):
+        def __str__(self):
+            return "This container is already instanciated"
+
+    def __init__(self, conn, networks, name=None, mem=int(1e6)):
+        super().__init__(conn)
+
+        if not name:
+            name = str(self.id)
+        self.name = settings.PREFIX + "_dom_" + name
+
+        self.networks = networks
+        self.mem = mem
+
+        self.overlay_root = None
+
+        self.lxc_container = None
+
+    def get_jinja_networks(self):
+        """ Get a jinja2 environment-compatible network list """
+        return [
+            {"mac": util.MACAddress(net.id, self.id), "name": net.name, "net": net}
+            for net in self.networks
+        ]
+
+    def create(self):
+        if self.lxc_container:
+            raise self.AlreadyExists()
+
+        self.overlay_root = OverlayDirectory(settings.BASE_SYSTEM_ROOT, name=self.name)
+
+        xml = XMLTemplate("container.xml").inst(
+            name=self.name,
+            uuid=self.uuid,
+            mem=self.mem,
+            filesystem_root=self.overlay_root.mount_point,
+            networks=self.get_jinja_networks(),
+        )
+
+        self.lxc_container = self.conn.createXML(xml)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        if self.lxc_container:
+            try:
+                self.lxc_container.destroy()
+            except libvirt.libvirtError as exn:
+                if not str(exn).startswith("Domain not found:"):
+                    raise exn
+                # Else, the machine was already stopped: everything is fine
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.create()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.cleanup()
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.cleanup()
diff --git a/lxc_net/settings.py b/lxc_net/settings.py
index 857fad2..ed47ba8 100644
--- a/lxc_net/settings.py
+++ b/lxc_net/settings.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ PREFIX = "testnw"
 CONTAINER_BASE_ROOT = "/var/lib/machines/lxc-base-" + PREFIX
 
 # Overlayfs mount dir
-OVERLAYFS_MOUNT_DIR = "/tmp/{}-overlays/".format(PREFIX)
+OVERLAYFS_BASE_DIR = "/tmp/{}-overlays/".format(PREFIX)
+
+# Base root
+BASE_SYSTEM_ROOT = "/home/tobast/Machines/lxc-network/_base"
 
 # The ID of the whole generated network -- below 0xff
 NETWORK_ID = 132
diff --git a/lxc_net/templates/container.xml b/lxc_net/templates/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a1793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxc_net/templates/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<domain type="lxc">
+  <name>{{ name }}</name>
+  <uuid>{{ uuid }}</uuid>
+  <memory unit="KiB">{{ mem }}</memory>
+  <vcpu placement="static">1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch="x86_64">exe</type>
+    <init>/sbin/init</init>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <privnet/>
+  </features>
+  <clock offset="utc"/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/lib/libvirt/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
+    <filesystem type="mount" accessmode="mapped">
+      <source dir="{{ filesystem_root }}"/>
+      <target dir="/"/>
+    </filesystem>
+
+    {% for net in networks %}
+    <interface type="network">
+      <mac address="{{ net.mac }}"/>
+      <source network="{{ net.name }}"/>
+    </interface>
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    <console type="pty">
+      <target type="lxc" port="0"/>
+    </console>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
+