diff --git a/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-fragments.inc b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-fragments.inc
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026, Digi International Inc.
+#
+########################
+# Rootfs postprocess
+########################
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "apply_container_rootfs_overlays; "
+apply_container_rootfs_overlays() {
+    overlay_dirs="${CONTAINER_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_DIRS}"
+    overlay_tarballs="${CONTAINER_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_TARBALLS}"
+    default_overlay_dir="${CONTAINER_DEFAULT_ROOTFS_DIR}"
+
+    if [ -z "${overlay_dirs}" ] && [ -d "${default_overlay_dir}" ]; then
+        overlay_dirs="${default_overlay_dir}"
+        bbnote "Using default profile rootfs overlay: ${default_overlay_dir}"
+    fi
+
+    for overlay_dir in ${overlay_dirs}; do
+        if [ ! -d "${overlay_dir}" ]; then
+            bbfatal "CONTAINER_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_DIRS entry does not exist or is not a directory: ${overlay_dir}"
+        fi
+        bbnote "Applying rootfs overlay directory: ${overlay_dir}"
+        (
+            cd "${overlay_dir}" || exit 1
+            tar -cf - --exclude='.keep' --exclude='*/.keep' .
+        ) | tar -xf - -C "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}"
+
+        # Ensure copied shell scripts are executable inside the container rootfs.
+        (
+            cd "${overlay_dir}" || exit 1
+            find . -type f -name '*.sh'
+        ) | while IFS= read -r relpath; do
+            relpath="${relpath#./}"
+            chmod 0755 "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${relpath}"
+        done
+    done
+
+    for overlay_tarball in ${overlay_tarballs}; do
+        if [ ! -f "${overlay_tarball}" ]; then
+            bbfatal "CONTAINER_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_TARBALLS entry does not exist: ${overlay_tarball}"
+        fi
+        bbnote "Extracting rootfs overlay tarball: ${overlay_tarball}"
+        tar -xzf "${overlay_tarball}" -C "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}"
+    done
+}
+
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "apply_container_rootfs_runtime_defaults; "
+apply_container_rootfs_runtime_defaults() {
+    if [ -n "${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}" ] && \
+       [ -f "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}" ] && \
+       grep -q "@WAYLAND_DISPLAY@" "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}"; then
+        sed -i \
+            -e "s|@WAYLAND_DISPLAY@|${WAYLAND_DISPLAY}|g" \
+            "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}"
+        bbnote "Applied WAYLAND_DISPLAY='${WAYLAND_DISPLAY}' to ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}"
+    fi
+}
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diff --git a/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-lxc.inc b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-lxc.inc
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+++ b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-lxc.inc
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026, Digi International Inc.
+#
+########################
+# LXC artifact
+########################
+do_image_lxc_bundle() {
+    rootfs_tar="${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.tar.xz"
+    if [ ! -f "${rootfs_tar}" ]; then
+        rootfs_tar="${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.tar.xz"
+    fi
+    lxc_tar="${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${LXC_OUTPUT_NAME}"
+    workdir="$(mktemp -d)"
+    trap 'rm -rf "${workdir}"' EXIT
+
+    if [ ! -f "${rootfs_tar}" ]; then
+        bbfatal "Expected rootfs tarball not found: ${rootfs_tar}"
+    fi
+
+    lxc_dir="${workdir}/${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+    mkdir -p "${lxc_dir}/rootfs"
+
+    bbnote "Extracting rootfs for LXC bundle..."
+    tar -xf "${rootfs_tar}" -C "${lxc_dir}/rootfs"
+
+    config_in="${LXC_CONFIG_FILE}"
+    if [ ! -f "${config_in}" ]; then
+        bbfatal "LXC config file not found for CONTAINER_TYPE='${CONTAINER_TYPE}' and platform='${LXC_PLATFORM}': ${config_in}"
+    fi
+
+    sed \
+        -e "s|@LXC_ARCH@|${TARGET_ARCH}|g" \
+        -e "s|@LXC_FOLDER@|${LXC_FOLDER}|g" \
+        -e "s|@CONTAINER_NAME@|${CONTAINER_NAME}|g" \
+        -e "s|@CONTAINER_INIT_MANAGER@|${CONTAINER_INIT_MANAGER}|g" \
+        -e "s|@CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT@|${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}|g" \
+        "${config_in}" > "${lxc_dir}/config"
+
+    tar -C "${workdir}" -cJf "${lxc_tar}" "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+
+    if [ ! -s "${lxc_tar}" ]; then
+        bbfatal "LXC bundle was not generated correctly: ${lxc_tar}"
+    fi
+
+    bbnote "LXC bundle ready: ${lxc_tar}"
+}
+
+addtask image_lxc_bundle after do_image_complete before do_build
diff --git a/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-podman.inc b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container-podman.inc
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026, Digi International Inc.
+#
+########################
+# Podman artifact
+########################
+do_image_podman_archive[depends] += "skopeo-native:do_populate_sysroot"
+do_image_podman_archive() {
+    src_tar="${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${OCI_IMAGE_TAG_SAFE}-oci.tar"
+    if [ ! -f "${src_tar}" ]; then
+        src_tar="${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs-oci.tar"
+    fi
+    dst_tar="${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${PODMAN_OUTPUT_NAME}"
+    image_ref="${CONTAINER_NAME}:${PODMAN_TAG}"
+
+    if [ ! -f "${src_tar}" ]; then
+        bbfatal "Expected OCI tarball not found: ${src_tar}"
+    fi
+
+    # skopeo docker-archive destination must not already exist.
+    rm -f "${dst_tar}"
+
+    bbnote "Converting OCI archive to docker-archive (${image_ref})..."
+    PATH="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}:${PATH}" \
+    skopeo --insecure-policy copy \
+        "oci-archive:${src_tar}" \
+        "docker-archive:${dst_tar}:${image_ref}"
+
+    if [ ! -s "${dst_tar}" ]; then
+        bbfatal "Podman archive not generated correctly: ${dst_tar}"
+    fi
+
+    bbnote "Podman archive ready: ${dst_tar} (${image_ref})"
+}
+
+addtask image_podman_archive after do_image_complete before do_build
diff --git a/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container.bb b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-core/images/dey-image-container.bb
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+# Copyright (C) 2026, Digi International Inc.
+
+SUMMARY = "Minimal LXC container image"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+
+require dey-image-container-artifact.inc
+require dey-image-container-fragments.inc
+require dey-image-container-lxc.inc
+require dey-image-container-podman.inc
+
+inherit core-image image-container image-oci
+
+########################
+# Image base settings
+########################
+IMAGE_FEATURES = ""
+IMAGE_FSTYPES = "tar.xz oci"
+IMAGE_LINGUAS = "en-us"
+NO_RECOMMENDATIONS = "1"
+
+########################
+# Container profile
+########################
+# Select profile in local.conf (e.g. CONTAINER_TYPE = "lvgl" or "webkit").
+CONTAINER_TYPE ?= "base"
+OVERRIDES:append = ":container-${CONTAINER_TYPE}"
+
+########################
+# Container runtime knobs
+########################
+CONTAINER_INIT_MANAGER ?= "/usr/bin/docker-init"
+CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT ?= "sleep infinity"
+CONTAINER_NAME ?= "${CONTAINER_TYPE}-container"
+CONTAINER_PROFILE_DIR ?= "${CONTAINERS_DIR}/${CONTAINER_TYPE}"
+CONTAINER_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_DIRS ?= ""
+CONTAINER_DEFAULT_ROOTFS_DIR ?= "${CONTAINER_PROFILE_DIR}/rootfs_files"
+CONTAINER_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_TARBALLS ?= ""
+
+########################
+# Podman output knobs
+########################
+PODMAN_TAG     ?= "${CONTAINER_NAME}-tag"
+PODMAN_OUTPUT_NAME ?= "${CONTAINER_NAME}_podman_${MACHINE}.tar"
+PODMAN_ARTIFACT_OUTPUT_NAME ?= "${CONTAINER_NAME}_artifact_podman_${MACHINE}.tar.gz"
+
+########################
+# LXC output knobs
+########################
+CONTAINERS_DIR ?= "${THISDIR}/../../containers"
+LXC_FOLDER ?= "/var/lib/lxc"
+LXC_PLATFORM ?= "${@d.getVar('MACHINE').split('-')[0]}"
+LXC_OUTPUT_NAME ?= "${CONTAINER_NAME}_lxc_${MACHINE}.tar.xz"
+LXC_ARTIFACT_OUTPUT_NAME ?= "${CONTAINER_NAME}_artifact_lxc_${MACHINE}.tar.gz"
+LXC_CONFIG_DIR ?= "${CONTAINER_PROFILE_DIR}/configs_lxc"
+LXC_CONFIG_FILE ?= "${LXC_CONFIG_DIR}/config_lxc_${LXC_PLATFORM}"
+
+########################
+# Artifact layout knobs
+########################
+CONTAINER_ARTIFACT_TEMPLATE_DIR ?= ""
+CONTAINER_DEFAULT_ARTIFACT_TEMPLATE_DIR ?= "${CONTAINER_PROFILE_DIR}/artifact"
+META_DIGI_REPO_DIR ?= "${THISDIR}/../../.."
+CONTAINER_PACKAGE_ID ?= "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+CONTAINER_ARTIFACT_VERSION ?= "${PV}"
+CONTAINER_CREATE_ARGS ?= ""
+CONTAINER_CREATE_ARGS_PODMAN ?= "${CONTAINER_CREATE_ARGS}"
+CONTAINER_FIRMWARE_VERSIONS ?= ""
+CONTAINER_DEVICE_TYPES_JSON ?= "[\"${MACHINE}\"]"
+CONTAINER_ARTIFACT_DESCRIPTION ?= ""
+CONTAINER_ARTIFACT_BUILD_ID ?= ""
+CONTAINER_ARTIFACT_LABELS_JSON ?= "{}"
+
+########################
+# Container image behavior
+########################
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = ""
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
+IMAGE_CONTAINER_NO_DUMMY = "1"
+
+########################
+# OCI metadata mapping
+########################
+OCI_IMAGE_TAG ?= "${PODMAN_TAG}"
+OCI_IMAGE_TAG_SAFE = "${@d.getVar('OCI_IMAGE_TAG').replace(':', '_')}"
+OCI_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT = "${CONTAINER_INIT_MANAGER}"
+OCI_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT_ARGS = "${CONTAINER_INIT_SCRIPT}"
+
+########################
+# Base packages
+########################
+IMAGE_INSTALL = " \
+    base-files \
+    base-passwd \
+    busybox \
+    netbase \
+    tini \
+"