diff --git a/dev/container-build.sh b/dev/container-build.sh
index 865701a..9932571 100755
--- a/dev/container-build.sh
+++ b/dev/container-build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This script is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/dev/devhost-arch.sh b/dev/devhost-arch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..61db488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/devhost-arch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# This script builds a development host based on Arch.
+
+set -e
+
+HOST_USER="$USER"
+CONTAINER_NAME="devhost-arch-${HOST_USER}"
+IMAGE="archlinux:latest"
+USERNAME="dev"
+USER_PASSWORD="devhost"
+SOURCE_DIR="$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")" 
+SOURCE_NAME="$(basename "$SOURCE_DIR")"
+SSH_PORT="2222" 
+
+show_help() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+    echo "Set up a fully-fledged Arch distribution in a Podman container with FUSE support and SSH access."
+    echo
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  -n, --name NAME      Specify the name for the container (default: devhost-arch-${HOST_USER})"
+    echo "  -u, --user USER      Specify the username to create (default: dev)"
+    echo "  -p, --password PASS  Specify the user's password (default: devhost)"
+    echo "  -s, --ssh-port PORT  Specify the SSH port to forward (default: 2222)"
+    echo "  -r, --remove         Stop and remove the container if it exists"
+    echo "  -e, --enter          Enter the container as the specified user (builds if not exists)"
+    echo "  -h, --help           Display this help message"
+    echo
+    echo "Note: This script assumes it's located in a 'dev' subdirectory of the source root."
+    echo "      The entire source root will be copied to /src/<source_root_name> in the container."
+    echo "      The container name will include the host username: ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+    echo "      SSH public keys from $HOME/.ssh/*.pub will be copied to the container for key-based authentication."
+}
+
+check_fuse() {
+    if [ ! -e /dev/fuse ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: FUSE is not available on the host. Please ensure FUSE is installed and loaded."
+        echo "You may need to run 'sudo modprobe fuse' on the host system."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+stop_and_remove_container() {
+    if podman ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${CONTAINER_NAME}$"; then
+        echo "Stopping container ${CONTAINER_NAME}..."
+        podman stop "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+        echo "Removing container ${CONTAINER_NAME}..."
+        podman rm "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+        echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} has been stopped and removed."
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} does not exist."
+        exit 0
+    fi
+}
+
+enter_container() {
+    if ! podman ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${CONTAINER_NAME}$"; then
+        echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} does not exist. Building it now..."
+        build_container
+    fi
+
+    if ! podman ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${CONTAINER_NAME}$"; then
+        echo "Starting container ${CONTAINER_NAME}..."
+        podman start "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+    fi
+    echo "Entering container ${CONTAINER_NAME} as user ${USERNAME}..."
+    podman exec -it -u "${USERNAME}" "${CONTAINER_NAME}" /bin/bash
+    exit 0
+}
+
+build_container() {
+    echo "Setting up Arch container: $CONTAINER_NAME"
+    echo "Source root directory: $SOURCE_DIR"
+    echo "Source name: $SOURCE_NAME"
+    echo "SSH Port: $SSH_PORT"
+
+    # create container
+    check_fuse
+    podman run --name "$CONTAINER_NAME" -d \
+        --device /dev/fuse \
+        --cap-add SYS_ADMIN \
+        --security-opt apparmor:unconfined \
+        -p ${SSH_PORT}:22 \
+        "$IMAGE" sleep infinity
+
+    # install system
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" pacman -S --noconfirm \
+        sudo vim nano curl wget git htop tmux man-db \
+        bash-completion ca-certificates openssh \
+        base-devel gcc gcc-libs make fuse2 systemd sqlite3 \
+        mbedtls zlib boost llvm gdb iproute \
+        rsync readline
+
+    # verify fuse
+    if ! podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" ls /dev/fuse > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "WARNING: FUSE device not found in the container. FUSE might not work properly."
+    fi
+
+    # setup system
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" useradd -m -s /bin/bash "$USERNAME"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c "echo $USERNAME:$USER_PASSWORD | chpasswd"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" usermod -aG wheel "$USERNAME"
+
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c 'echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/wheel-group'
+
+    podman exec --user "$USERNAME" "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c 'echo "export PS1=\"\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ \"" >> ~/.bashrc'
+
+    # setup /src tree
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" mkdir -p "/src/$SOURCE_NAME"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" /src
+
+    # setup ld.so.conf
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c 'echo "/usr/lib64/" >> /etc/ld.so.conf'
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" ldconfig
+
+    # setup ssh authentication
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" mkdir -p "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" touch "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chmod 700 "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chmod 600 "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    for privkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/id_*; do
+        podman cp "$privkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+    done
+    for pubkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/id_*.pub; do
+        if [ -f "$pubkey" ]; then
+            podman cp "$pubkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+            podman cp "$pubkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/tmp/$(basename "$pubkey")"
+            podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c "cat /tmp/$(basename "$pubkey") >> /home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+            podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" rm "/tmp/$(basename "$pubkey")"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # setup and run sshd
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" ssh-keygen -A
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" sed -i 's/#PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" sed -i 's/#PubkeyAuthentication yes/PubkeyAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" /usr/sbin/sshd
+
+    # mop up
+    podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" pacman -Scc --noconfirm
+
+    echo "Fedora container setup complete!"
+    echo "Container name: $CONTAINER_NAME"
+    echo "Username: $USERNAME"
+    echo "Source root copied to: /src/$SOURCE_NAME"
+    echo "Ownership of /src changed to $USERNAME recursively"
+    echo "/usr/lib64/ added to system library search path"
+    echo "FUSE support enabled (check warning messages, if any)"
+    echo "SSH server enabled and configured for key-based authentication"
+    echo "SSH public keys copied from $HOME/.ssh/*.pub to /home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+}
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -n|--name)
+            CONTAINER_NAME="$2-${HOST_USER}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -u|--user)
+            USERNAME="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -p|--password)
+            USER_PASSWORD="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -s|--ssh-port)
+            SSH_PORT="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -r|--remove)
+            stop_and_remove_container
+            ;;
+        -e|--enter)
+            enter_container
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            show_help
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            show_help
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+build_container
+
+echo
+echo "You can start the container with: podman start $CONTAINER_NAME"
+echo "To enter the container, use: $0 -e"
+echo "To stop and remove the container, use: $0 -r"
+echo "To SSH into the container, use: ssh -p $SSH_PORT $USERNAME@localhost"
diff --git a/dev/devhost-debian.sh b/dev/devhost-debian.sh
index eb2c948..c85bfe2 100755
--- a/dev/devhost-debian.sh
+++ b/dev/devhost-debian.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -141,14 +141,18 @@ build_container() {
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chmod 700 "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chmod 600 "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-    for pubkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/*.pub; do
+    for privkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/id_*; do
+        podman cp "$privkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+    done
+    for pubkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/id_*.pub; do
         if [ -f "$pubkey" ]; then
+            podman cp "$pubkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
             podman cp "$pubkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/tmp/$(basename "$pubkey")"
             podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c "cat /tmp/$(basename "$pubkey") >> /home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
             podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" rm "/tmp/$(basename "$pubkey")"
         fi
     done
-
+    
     # setup and run sshd
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" sed -i 's/#PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" sed -i 's/#PubkeyAuthentication yes/PubkeyAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
diff --git a/dev/devhost-fedora.sh b/dev/devhost-fedora.sh
index 3f41c9e..602b49d 100755
--- a/dev/devhost-fedora.sh
+++ b/dev/devhost-fedora.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -134,8 +134,12 @@ build_container() {
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chmod 700 "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" chmod 600 "/home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-    for pubkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/*.pub; do
+    for privkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/id_*; do
+        podman cp "$privkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+    done
+    for pubkey in "$HOME"/.ssh/id_*.pub; do
         if [ -f "$pubkey" ]; then
+            podman cp "$pubkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
             podman cp "$pubkey" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/tmp/$(basename "$pubkey")"
             podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c "cat /tmp/$(basename "$pubkey") >> /home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
             podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" rm "/tmp/$(basename "$pubkey")"
diff --git a/dev/sync.sh b/dev/sync.sh
index 7707aef..323a6c7 100755
--- a/dev/sync.sh
+++ b/dev/sync.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by