diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 2baece56..42e62563 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -110,26 +110,15 @@ Example [.env](../.env.example) file.
 
 ## Local Dev Chat Environment
 
-### 1) Using the ilab command line tool
+### Using the ilab command line tool
 
-For the chat functionality to work you need a ilab model chat instance. To run this locally:
-
-`cd server`
-
-[https://github.com/instructlab/instructlab?tab=readme-ov-file#-getting-started](https://github.com/instructlab/instructlab?tab=readme-ov-file#-getting-started)
+For the chat functionality to work you need a ilab model chat instance. To run this locally see [Ilab Getting Started](https://github.com/instructlab/instructlab?tab=readme-ov-file#-getting-started).
 
 After you use the `ilab serve` command you should have, by default, a chat server instance running on port 8000.
 
-### 2) Using Podman
-
-#### Current issues
-
-- The docker image that runs the server does not utilise Mac Metal GPU and therefore is very slow when answering prompts
-- The docker image is very large as it contains the model itself. Potential to have the model incorporated via a docker volume to reduce the size of the actual image.
-
-`docker run -p 8000:8000 aevo987654/instructlab_chat_8000:v2`
+### 2) Running in a Container
 
-This should run a server on port 8000
+See the upstream CLI documentation for running ilab in a [container](https://github.com/instructlab/instructlab/tree/main/containers).
 
 ### Configuring the chat environment to use a local ilab model chat instance
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d7870a22..edb7d18e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5430,12 +5430,6 @@
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/next/node_modules/@next/env": {
-      "version": "15.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@next/env/-/env-15.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-eMgJu1RBXxxqqnuRJQh5RozhskoNUDHBFybvi+Z+yK9qzKeG7dadhv/Vp1YooSZmCnegf7JxWuapV77necLZNA==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/next/node_modules/postcss": {
       "version": "8.4.31",
       "funding": [
diff --git a/server/Containerfile b/server/Containerfile
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index 18da2bc7..00000000
--- a/server/Containerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.11
-
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir instructlab==0.16.1
-
-# Copy project files to the working directory
-COPY config.yaml .
-
-# Download the merlinite model
-RUN ilab download
-
-# Copy project files to the working directory
-COPY . .
-
-EXPOSE 8000
-
-# Run the chat server with the specified model family and model file
-CMD ["ilab", "serve", "--model-family", "merlinite", "--model-path", "models/merlinite-7b-lab-Q4_K_M.gguf"]
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diff --git a/server/config.yaml b/server/config.yaml
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index ee4f316b..00000000
--- a/server/config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-chat:
-  context: default
-  greedy_mode: false
-  logs_dir: data/chatlogs
-  max_tokens: null
-  model: models/merlinite-7b-lab-Q4_K_M.gguf
-  session: null
-  vi_mode: false
-  visible_overflow: true
-general:
-  log_level: INFO
-generate:
-  chunk_word_count: 1000
-  model: models/merlinite-7b-lab-Q4_K_M.gguf
-  num_cpus: 10
-  num_instructions: 100
-  output_dir: generated
-  prompt_file: prompt.txt
-  seed_file: seed_tasks.json
-  taxonomy_base: origin/main
-  taxonomy_path: taxonomy
-serve:
-  gpu_layers: -1
-  host_port: 0.0.0.0:8000
-  max_ctx_size: 4096
-  model_path: models/merlinite-7b-lab-Q4_K_M.gguf