Method and system for generating and deploying container templates

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions, which when executed by a process perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a user, an instruction to create the deployable zone template of a source one comprising a zonepath dataset (ZPDS) and an application image (AI),
• wherein the ZPDS is a hierarchy of file systems in which an operating system image of the source zone is installed;
• creating a zonepath image file of the ZPDS;
• creating an application image file of the AI;
• collecting auxiliary zone data describing a dependency of the source zone and a configuration parameter of the source zone;
• creating an archive file comprising the zonepath image file, the application image file, and the auxiliary zone data;
• and
• combining the archive file and an executable wrapper script to obtain the deployable zone template.