diff --git a/.containerignore b/.containerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad99637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.containerignore
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+*
+!target/*.jar
diff --git a/src/main/container/Containerfile b/src/main/container/Containerfile
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index 00000000..7fed76bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/container/Containerfile
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+FROM docker.io/library/busybox:latest
+COPY target/cryostat-agent-*-shaded.jar /agent/