diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1d4811..83fb7e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,21 +7,34 @@ A portainer like application for managing docker containers with a simple UI.
 ## Roadmap
 
 ### Security
-- [X] Remove root access for group access method
-- [X] Add authentication
+- [] Remove root access for group access method
+- [] Add authentication
 
 ### Containers
 - [X] Can see all containers
 - [X] Can see specific container
-- [] Can start container TODO: Started coding start container. Need to add to index form.
-- [] Can stop container
+- [X] Can start container
+- [X] Can stop container
 - [] Can restart container
+- [] Can pause container
+- [] Can unpause container
 - [] Can remove container
-- [] Can see logs of container
-- [] Can see stats of container
+- [X] Can see logs of container
+- [X] Can see stats of container (CPU, Memory, Network, Disk, IO) - Currently only a snapshot. See (Container Stats Monitoring)
 - [] Can see exec into container
 - [] Can see inspect of container
-- [] Can create a container (with options)
+- [X] Can create a container TODO: Need to test latest container with a fresh pull from dockerhub with noticeable change.
+- [] Add UDP and TCP port mapping options.
+- [] TODO: When running docker run -p 3000 it automatically creates an external port in the 5xxxx range. Should mimic the same behaviour.
+
+
+### Container Stats Monitoring
+- [] Set up the following as a stream
+  - [] Can see CPU usage
+  - [] Can see Memory usage
+  - [] Can see Network usage
+  - [] Can see Disk usage
+  - [] Can see IO usage
 
 ### Images
 - [] Can see all images
@@ -48,5 +61,15 @@ Long term goal
 Long term goal
 
 ## Starting
+
+### Locally
+`bundle install` to install dependencies
 `rails s` to start server
 `./bin/dev` to start server in build mode for tailwind
+
+### Locally via Docker
+`docker build -t azeroth_containers .` to build the docker image
+`docker run -p 3000:3000 azeroth_containers` to run the docker image
+
+### Latest build from Dockerhub (Dev)
+`docker run -p 3000:3000 evilgenius13/azerothcontainers:dev`
diff --git a/app/controllers/containers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/containers_controller.rb
index 1f56790..9cd85bb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/containers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/containers_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'docker'
 
 class ContainersController < ApplicationController
+  include ContainersHelper
   before_action :set_docker_url
   before_action :set_container, only: %i[ show edit update destroy logs start stop stats ]
 
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ def stats
 
   # GET /containers/new
   def new
-    @container = Container.new
+    @container_form = ContainerForm.new
+    Rails.logger.debug "@container_form: #{@container_form.inspect}"
   end
 
   # GET /containers/1/edit
@@ -61,18 +63,36 @@ def edit
 
   # POST /containers or /containers.json
   def create
-    @container = Container.new(container_params)
+    @container_form = ContainerForm.new(container_params)
+  
+    if @container_form.valid?
+      docker_params = create_container_params(params)
+  
+      always_pull = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(@container_form.always_pull)
+      if always_pull || !image_exists_locally?(docker_params['Image'])
+        unless pull_image(docker_params['Image'])
+          flash.now[:alert] = "Failed to pull the specified image. Please check the image name and try again."
+          render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity and return
+        end
+      end
 
-    respond_to do |format|
-      if @container.save
-        format.html { redirect_to container_url(@container), notice: "Container was successfully created." }
-        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @container }
+      @docker_container = Docker::Container.create(docker_params)
+
+      if @docker_container.id.present?
+        StartDockerContainerJob.perform_later(@docker_container.id)
+        redirect_to containers_url, notice: "Container was successfully created."
       else
-        format.html { render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity }
-        format.json { render json: @container.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+        # Handle the case where the Docker container does not provide an ID
+        flash[:alert] = "Container creation failed for an unknown reason."
+        render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity
       end
+    else
+      # This block is reached if the form validation fails
+      render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity
     end
   end
+  
+  
 
   # PATCH/PUT /containers/1 or /containers/1.json
   def update
@@ -113,6 +133,6 @@ def set_container
 
     # Only allow a list of trusted parameters through.
     def container_params
-      params.require(:container).permit(:name, :status)
+      params.require(:container_form).permit(:name, :image, :exposed_ports, :port_bindings, :always_pull)
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/containers_helper.rb b/app/helpers/containers_helper.rb
index 8e86c0f..70c7c3b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/containers_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/containers_helper.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,65 @@ def humanize_bytes(bytes)
     return '0 Bytes' if bytes.to_i <= 0
     i = (Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(1024)).floor
     sprintf("%.2f %s", bytes.to_f / (1024 ** i), units[i])
-  end  
+  end
+
+  def create_container_params(params)
+    container_params = params[:container_form] || {}
+    puts "Container Parameters: #{container_params}"
+  
+    filtered_params = container_params.reject { |key, value| value.blank? }
+    puts "Filtered Parameters: #{filtered_params}"
+  
+    allowed_keys = ['Image', 'name', 'ExposedPorts', 'PortBindings']
+    docker_options = {}
+  
+    filtered_params.each do |key, value|
+      docker_key = key == 'name' ? 'name' : key.camelize
+  
+      if allowed_keys.include?(docker_key)
+        case docker_key
+        when 'ExposedPorts'
+          # Only handling TCP
+          port_with_protocol = "#{value}/tcp"
+          docker_options['ExposedPorts'] = { port_with_protocol => {} }
+        when 'PortBindings'
+          # Only handling TCP & using filtered params port which is why it's not camelized.
+          internal_port_with_protocol = "#{filtered_params['exposed_ports']}/tcp"
+          external_port = "#{value}"
+          docker_options['HostConfig'] ||= {}
+          docker_options['HostConfig']['PortBindings'] = { internal_port_with_protocol => [{ 'HostPort' => external_port }] }
+        else
+          docker_options[docker_key] = value
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  
+    puts "Docker Options: #{docker_options}"
+    docker_options
+  end
+  
+
+  def image_exists_locally?(image_name)
+    Docker::Image.exist?(image_name)
+  rescue Docker::Error::DockerError => e
+    puts "Error checking if image exists locally: #{e.message}"
+    false
+  end
+
+  def pull_image(image_name)
+    Docker::Image.create('fromImage' => image_name)
+    puts "Image pulled successfully: #{image_name}"
+    true
+  rescue Docker::Error::DockerError => e
+    puts "Error pulling image: #{e.message}"
+    false
+  end
+
+  def handle_image_pull(image_name, always_pull)
+    if always_pull || !image_exists_locally?(image_name)
+      pull_image(image_name)
+    else
+      puts "Using local image: #{image_name}"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/jobs/start_docker_container_job.rb b/app/jobs/start_docker_container_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9f3754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/start_docker_container_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class StartDockerContainerJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform(docker_container_id)
+    docker_container = Docker::Container.get(docker_container_id)
+    docker_container.start
+  rescue Docker::Error::DockerError => e
+    puts "Failed to start container: #{e.message}"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/container_form.rb b/app/models/container_form.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019210e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/container_form.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# app/forms/container_form.rb
+class ContainerForm
+  include ActiveModel::Model
+
+  attr_accessor :image, :name, :exposed_ports, :port_bindings, :always_pull
+
+  # Validations
+  validates :image, presence: true
+  validate :name_must_be_hyphenated
+
+  private
+  def name_must_be_hyphenated
+    unless name.match?(/\A[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\z/i)
+      errors.add(:name, 'must contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens with no consecutive hyphens')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/containers/_form.html.erb b/app/views/containers/_form.html.erb
index 7677d4f..08f9e28 100644
--- a/app/views/containers/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/containers/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,27 +1,48 @@
-<%= form_with(model: container) do |form| %>
-  <% if container.errors.any? %>
+<%= form_with(model: container_form, url: containers_path, local: true) do |form| %>
+  <% flash.each do |type, message| %>
+  <div class="<%= type %>"><%= message %></div>
+  <% end %>
+  <% if container_form.errors.any? %>
     <div style="color: red">
-      <h2><%= pluralize(container.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this container from being saved:</h2>
+      <h2><%= pluralize(container_form.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this container from being saved:</h2>
 
       <ul>
-        <% container.errors.each do |error| %>
+        <% container_form.errors.each do |error| %>
           <li><%= error.full_message %></li>
         <% end %>
       </ul>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 
+  <div>
+    <%= form.label :image, style: "display: block" %>
+    <%= form.text_field :image %>
+  </div>
+
   <div>
     <%= form.label :name, style: "display: block" %>
     <%= form.text_field :name %>
   </div>
 
   <div>
-    <%= form.label :status, style: "display: block" %>
-    <%= form.text_field :status %>
+    <%= form.label :container_port, style: "display: block" %>
+    <%= form.text_field :exposed_ports %>
+  </div>
+
+  <div>
+    <%= form.label :external_port, style: "display: block" %>
+    <%= form.text_field :port_bindings %>
+  </div>
+
+   <div>
+    <%= form.label :always_pull, "Always Pull Image" %><br>
+    <%= radio_button_tag 'container_form[always_pull]', 'true', false %>
+    <%= label_tag 'container_form_always_pull_true', 'On' %>
+    <%= radio_button_tag 'container_form[always_pull]', 'false', true %>
+    <%= label_tag 'container_form_always_pull_false', 'Off' %>
   </div>
 
   <div>
-    <%= form.submit %>
+    <%= form.submit "Deploy Container" %>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/containers/new.html.erb b/app/views/containers/new.html.erb
index 6db2783..6881dec 100644
--- a/app/views/containers/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/containers/new.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <h1>New container</h1>
 
-<%= render "form", container: @container %>
+<%= render "form", container_form: @container_form %>
 
 <br>
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240317175410_add_docker_options_to_containers.rb b/db/migrate/20240317175410_add_docker_options_to_containers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddf8da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240317175410_add_docker_options_to_containers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class AddDockerOptionsToContainers < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    remove_column :containers, :status
+    add_column :containers, :image, :string
+    add_column :containers, :command, :string
+    add_column :containers, :environment_variables, :text
+    add_column :containers, :ports, :text
+    add_column :containers, :volumes, :text
+    add_column :containers, :cpu_limit, :string
+    add_column :containers, :memory_limit, :string
+    add_column :containers, :restart_policy, :string
+    add_column :containers, :network_mode, :string
+    add_column :containers, :labels, :text
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240317175811_make_image_not_null.rb b/db/migrate/20240317175811_make_image_not_null.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c499b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240317175811_make_image_not_null.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class MakeImageNotNull < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    change_column_null :containers, :image, false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240317182009_change_port_names.rb b/db/migrate/20240317182009_change_port_names.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0149340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240317182009_change_port_names.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class ChangePortNames < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    rename_column :containers, :ports, :exposed_ports
+    add_column :containers, :port_bindings, :text
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b0bd706..678e221 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_03_12_202905) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_03_17_182009) do
   create_table "containers", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "name"
-    t.string "status"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.string "image", null: false
+    t.string "command"
+    t.text "environment_variables"
+    t.text "exposed_ports"
+    t.text "volumes"
+    t.string "cpu_limit"
+    t.string "memory_limit"
+    t.string "restart_policy"
+    t.string "network_mode"
+    t.text "labels"
+    t.text "port_bindings"
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/test/jobs/start_docker_container_job_test.rb b/test/jobs/start_docker_container_job_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b263a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jobs/start_docker_container_job_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class StartDockerContainerJobTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end