> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mythic-c2.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 1. Docker Containers

## What's the goal of the container?

What do the C2 docker containers do?
Why are things broken out this way?
In order to make things more modular within Mythic, most services are broken out into their own containers.
When it comes to C2 profiles, they simply serve as an intermediary layer that translates between your special sauce C2 mechanism and the normal REST-ful interface that Mythic uses.
This allows you to create any number of completely disjoint C2 profiles without having to modify anything in the main Mythic codebase and without worrying about any conflicting dependencies.

### Container Information

C2 Profile Containers, like Payload Type and Translation Containers, need to have the `mythic_container` library available (either PyPi or Go).
From there you can leverage the `github.com/MythicMeta/MythicContainer` GoLang package or the `mythic_container` PyPi package depending on if you want to write the meta information about your C2 profile in Go or Python.
The actual code that binds to ports and accepts messages can be written in any language.

Mythic provides some basic containers that include these libraries by default, but they will also be pretty chonky.
You're welcome to create your own and limit the size.

## Container Components

There are a few things needed to make a C2 container.
For reference on general code structure options, check out [1. Payload Type Development](/customizing/payload-type-development).
The general structure is the same for Payload Types, C2 Profiles, and Translation containers.

<Note>
  When starting the container with Mythic, the local `Mythic/InstalledServices/[your c2 name]` path will be mounted as `/Mythic` in the container.
</Note>

Within the `server_folder_path` should be a file called `config.json`, this is what the operator is able to edit through the UI and should contain all of the configuration components.
The one piece that doesn't need to be here are if the operator needs to add additional files (like SSL certs).