diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2101448..752172c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-*.xz
+*.bak
 *.dsk
+*.gz
 *.tgz
 
 # generated from template
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccc3a78..5c51337 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,18 +3,25 @@
 ## Docker
 To build the container, run `docker/build.sh [tag]` with the tag you want to apply to the image.
 
+**Important:** If you want to bake a disk image into the container which will be copied into /mnt and used if no image is found there on startup, make sure to put it as `rq0.dsk` in the build directory.
+
 To run the container, use the following command adapted to your needs:
 
     docker run -d --rm --privileged --name pdp -v `pwd`/rq0.dsk:/mnt/rq0.dsk <tag>
 
 ## Kubernetes
-To run in Kubernetes, first you need to build the docker image and push it to a registry your cluster has access to.
+To run in Kubernetes, first you need to build the docker image (preferably with a disk baked in) and push it to a registry your cluster has access to.
 
-Once you've done that, run `./bootstrap-k8s.sh <tag> <disk_filename>`. `tag` should be a ref to the docker image, uploaded to a registry the cluster can access. `disk_filename` should be an xz-compressed PDP-11 disk image, which will be extracted and attached to the pdp as rq0.
+Once you've done that, run `./bootstrap-k8s.sh <tag>`. `tag` should be a ref to the docker image, uploaded to a registry the cluster can access.
 
-To expose the services on an external IP, first install MetalLB, and then use `./configure-metallb.sh <ip>`. `ip` should be an IP address on a broadcast domain the k8s nodes are on.
+To expose the services on an external IP, first install MetalLB, and then use `./misc/configure-metallb.sh <ip>`. `ip` should be an IP address on a broadcast domain the k8s nodes are on.
+
+### Imageless container
+If you built the Docker container without a baked-in image, instead of using the normal `bootstrap-k8s.sh`, you'll need to use `misc/bootstrap-k8s-imageless.sh` as follows:
+
+Run `./misc/bootstrap-k8s.sh <tag> <disk_filename>`. `tag` should be a ref to the docker image, uploaded to a registry the cluster can access. `disk_filename` should be a gzip-compressed PDP-11 disk image, which will be extracted and attached to the pdp as rq0.
 
 ### k3s
 To use an external IP, MetalLB is required. Therefore, the cluster must not have ServiceLB enabled, as it will conflict. For k3s, just add `--disable=servicelb` to the server command line options. For k3d, create the cluster as follows:
 
-    k3d cluster create pdp --k3s-arg "--disable=servicelb@server:*"
\ No newline at end of file
+    k3d cluster create pdp --k3s-arg "--disable=servicelb@server:*"
diff --git a/bootstrap-k8s.sh b/bootstrap-k8s.sh
index 949647e..06d3d97 100755
--- a/bootstrap-k8s.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-k8s.sh
@@ -6,35 +6,17 @@ usage () {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-[[ $# -eq 2 ]] || usage
+[[ $# -eq 1 ]] || usage
 tag="$1"
-disk_filename="$2"
 
 cd "$(dirname $0)"
-[[ -f "$disk_filename" && -r "$disk_filename" ]] || { echo "$disk_filename does not exist, is not a regular file, or is not readable"; exit 1; }
-[[ "$disk_filename" == *.xz ]] || { echo "$disk_filename does not appear to be an xz-compressed disk image"; exit 1; }
 
 sed "s!<TAG>!${tag}!" ./k8s/deployment.yaml.template > ./k8s/deployment.yaml
 
 echo "Creating PVC..."
 kubectl apply -f ./k8s/pvc.yaml
-echo "Creating temporary pod..."
-kubectl apply -f ./k8s/pod-tmp.yaml
-echo "Waiting for temporary pod..."
-while ! kubectl get pod pdp-tmp|grep -q Running; do sleep 1; done
-echo "Checking for disk image..."
-if ! kubectl exec -it pdp-tmp -- test -f /mnt/rq0.dsk &>/dev/null; then
-	echo "Uploading compressed disk image..."
-	kubectl exec pdp-tmp -- rm -f /mnt/rq0.dsk.xz
-	kubectl cp "$disk_filename" pdp-tmp:/mnt/rq0.dsk.xz
-	echo "Extracting disk image..."
-	kubectl exec pdp-tmp -- apk add xz
-	kubectl exec pdp-tmp -- xz -d /mnt/rq0.dsk.xz
-fi
-echo "Removing temporary pod..."
-kubectl delete -f ./k8s/pod-tmp.yaml
 echo "Creating PDP deployment..."
 kubectl apply -f ./k8s/deployment.yaml
 echo "Creating services..."
 for i in ./k8s/svc-*.yaml; do kubectl apply -f "$i"; done
-echo "Done! Optionally, run ./k8s/configure-metallb.sh to put the services on an external IP."
+echo "Done! Optionally, run ./misc/configure-metallb.sh to put the services on an external IP."
diff --git a/docker/Corefile b/docker/Corefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90c4a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Corefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.:53 {
+	forward . /etc/resolv.conf
+	reload
+}
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 7de09d6..9e5ea3f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
+# Build container
 FROM debian:11-slim AS builder
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get -y install gcc libpcap-dev libvdeplug-dev libpcre3-dev libedit-dev libsdl2-dev libpng-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev build-essential && apt-get clean
 ADD simh-3.9-0.tgz /
 WORKDIR /simh-3.9-0
 RUN make pdp11
 
+# Final container
 FROM debian:11-slim
 ENV DISK_FILENAME=rq0.dsk
-RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get -y install ed libpcap-dev iproute2 iptables gcc vdeplug libpcre3 net-tools telnet
+RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get -y install curl ed gcc iproute2 iptables libpcap-dev libpcre3 net-tools telnet vdeplug
+
+# Add Tini to handle reaping processes
+ENV TINI_VERSION 0.19.0
+ADD https://github.com/krallin/tini/releases/download/v${TINI_VERSION}/tini /tini
+RUN chmod +x /tini
+ENTRYPOINT ["/tini", "--"]
+
+# Add CoreDNS to forward DNS based on /etc/resolv.conf
+ENV COREDNS_VERSION 1.11.1
+RUN curl -L https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/download/v${COREDNS_VERSION}/coredns_${COREDNS_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tgz|tar -xzC /usr/local/bin/
+
 COPY --from=builder /simh-3.9-0/BIN/pdp11 /usr/local/bin/pdp11
-COPY boot.ini.template /
-COPY startup.sh /
-CMD /startup.sh
+
+# Uses pattern matching to optionally copy rq0.dsk.gz if it exists
+COPY startup.sh Corefile boot.ini.template rq0.dsk.g[z] /
+CMD ["/startup.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/startup.sh b/docker/startup.sh
index f8e23e9..76b562e 100755
--- a/docker/startup.sh
+++ b/docker/startup.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,43 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -ex
+set -e
 
 [ -n "$DISK_FILENAME" ] || DISK_FILENAME="rq0.dsk"
-[ -f "/mnt/$DISK_FILENAME" ] || { echo "Unable to find tape /mnt/$DISK_FILENAME"; exit 1; }
-[ -w "/mnt/$DISK_FILENAME" ] || { echo "Tape /mnt/$DISK_FILENAME is not writable"; exit 1; }
+
+echo -n "Checking for disk... "
+if [ -f "/mnt/$DISK_FILENAME" ]; then
+	[ -w "/mnt/$DISK_FILENAME" ] || { echo "Disk /mnt/$DISK_FILENAME exists and is not writable"; exit 1; }
+	echo "Disk found and is writable."
+else
+  [ -w "/mnt/" ] || { echo "Disk /mnt/$DISK_FILENAME not found and /mnt not writable"; exit 1; }
+  [ -f "/rq0.dsk.gz" ] || { echo "Disk /mnt/$DISK_FILENAME not found and image was not built with a default disk"; exit 1; }
+  echo "Disk not found."
+  echo "Extracting default disk image..."
+  gzip -cd /rq0.dsk.gz > "/mnt/$DISK_FILENAME" || { echo "Failed to extract default disk image to /mnt/$DISK_FILENAME"; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+# Start CoreDNS as soon as possible after validations done
+echo "Starting CoreDNS..."
+[ -z "$COREDNS_DEBUG" ] && COREDNS_QUIET="-quiet"
+coredns "$COREDNS_QUIET" -conf /Corefile &
 
 # Set exit command only if NOEXIT not set
 [ -z "$NOEXIT" ] && EXIT_CMD="exit" || EXIT_CMD=""
 
+echo "Configuring simh..."
 sed -e "s/<DISK_FILENAME>/${DISK_FILENAME}/" \
     -e "s/<EXIT>/${EXIT_CMD}/" /boot.ini.template > /boot.ini
 
-cidr=28
-hostip=1.3.3.1
-pdpip=1.3.3.7
+echo "Configuring networking..."
+[ -z "$CIDR" ] && CIDR=28
+[ -z "$HOSTIP" ] && HOSTIP=1.3.3.1
+[ -z "$PDPIP" ] && PDPIP=1.3.3.7
 
 ip tuntap add pdp mode tap
 ip link set pdp up
-ip addr add "${hostip}/${cidr}" dev pdp
-iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING ! -i pdp -p tcp --dport 4000 -j ACCEPT
-iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING ! -i pdp -j DNAT --to-destination 1.3.3.7
+ip addr add "${HOSTIP}/${CIDR}" dev pdp
+iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING ! -i pdp -p tcp --dport 4000 -j ACCEPT # dz serial device
+iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING ! -i pdp -j DNAT --to-destination "$PDPIP"
 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING ! -o pdp -j MASQUERADE
 
+echo "Booting PDP-11..."
 pdp11 /boot.ini
diff --git a/misc/bootstrap-k8s-imageless.sh b/misc/bootstrap-k8s-imageless.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5220ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/bootstrap-k8s-imageless.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+#
+# This file is used to deploy a PDP-11 from a container image without a baked-in disk image.
+#
+
+usage () {
+	echo "usage: $0 tag disk_filename"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+[[ $# -eq 2 ]] || usage
+tag="$1"
+disk_filename="$2"
+
+cd "$(dirname $(dirname $0))"
+[[ -f "$disk_filename" && -r "$disk_filename" ]] || { echo "$disk_filename does not exist, is not a regular file, or is not readable"; exit 1; }
+[[ "$disk_filename" == *.gz ]] || { echo "$disk_filename does not appear to be a gzip-compressed disk image"; exit 1; }
+
+sed "s!<TAG>!${tag}!" ./k8s/deployment.yaml.template > ./k8s/deployment.yaml
+
+echo "Creating PVC..."
+kubectl apply -f ./k8s/pvc.yaml
+echo "Creating temporary pod..."
+kubectl apply -f ./k8s/pod-tmp.yaml
+echo "Waiting for temporary pod..."
+while ! kubectl get pod pdp-tmp|grep -q Running; do sleep 1; done
+echo "Checking for disk image..."
+if ! kubectl exec -it pdp-tmp -- test -f /mnt/rq0.dsk &>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Uploading compressed disk image..."
+	kubectl exec pdp-tmp -- rm -f /mnt/rq0.dsk.gz
+	kubectl cp "$disk_filename" pdp-tmp:/mnt/rq0.dsk.gz
+	echo "Extracting disk image..."
+	kubectl exec pdp-tmp -- gzip -d /mnt/rq0.dsk.gz
+fi
+echo "Removing temporary pod..."
+kubectl delete -f ./k8s/pod-tmp.yaml
+echo "Creating PDP deployment..."
+kubectl apply -f ./k8s/deployment.yaml
+echo "Creating services..."
+for i in ./k8s/svc-*.yaml; do kubectl apply -f "$i"; done
+echo "Done! Optionally, run ./misc/configure-metallb.sh to put the services on an external IP."
diff --git a/k8s/configure-metallb.sh b/misc/configure-metallb.sh
similarity index 93%
rename from k8s/configure-metallb.sh
rename to misc/configure-metallb.sh
index 7a90469..737d29d 100755
--- a/k8s/configure-metallb.sh
+++ b/misc/configure-metallb.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ usage () {
 [[ $# -eq 1 ]] || usage
 ip="$1"
 
-cd "$(dirname $0)"
+cd "$(dirname $(dirname $0))/k8s/"
 
 sed "s!<IP>!${ip}!" ./metallb.yaml.template > ./metallb.yaml
 
diff --git a/misc/metallb.yaml b/misc/metallb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29