The most correct answer is that you need to build a base image, as many others already told you. Another thing that I would question is why would you be runnin

The most correct answer is that you need to build a base image, as many others already told you. Another thing that I would question is why would you be running containers locally so much it becomes a problem? As you said, containers are great for shipping code; use them for it. Locally, run your code in the current environment. You should only run a container locally if you need to debug an error in production that you suspect is related to the environment.