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# pkgs.ociTools {#sec-pkgs-ociTools}
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`pkgs.ociTools` is a set of functions for creating containers according to the [OCI container specification v1.0.0](https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec). Beyond that it makes no assumptions about the container runner you choose to use to run the created container.
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## buildContainer {#ssec-pkgs-ociTools-buildContainer}
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This function creates a simple OCI container that runs a single command inside of it. An OCI container consists of a `config.json` and a rootfs directory.The nix store of the container will contain all referenced dependencies of the given command.
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The parameters of `buildContainer` with an example value are described below:
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```nix
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buildContainer {
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args = [
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(with pkgs;
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writeScript "run.sh" ''
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#!${bash}/bin/bash
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exec ${bash}/bin/bash
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'').outPath
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];
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mounts = {
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"/data" = {
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type = "none";
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source = "/var/lib/mydata";
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options = [ "bind" ];
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};
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};
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readonly = false;
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}
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```
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- `args` specifies a set of arguments to run inside the container. This is the only required argument for `buildContainer`. All referenced packages inside the derivation will be made available inside the container
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- `mounts` specifies additional mount points chosen by the user. By default only a minimal set of necessary filesystems are mounted into the container (e.g procfs, cgroupfs)
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- `readonly` makes the container\'s rootfs read-only if it is set to true. The default value is false `false`.
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