diff --git a/minerva/__init__.py b/minerva/__init__.py
index 0b41ca7..6b84ba0 100644
--- a/minerva/__init__.py
+++ b/minerva/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-from .parallel import parallel_map
-from .athena import Athena
+from .athena   import Athena
 from .redshift import Redshift
-from .s3 import S3
-from .minerva import Minerva
+from .s3       import S3
+
+from .docker   import Docker
+from .machine  import Machine
+from .pier     import Pier
+
+from .minerva  import Minerva
+
+from .parallel_map import parallel_map
 
 __all__ = [
     "Athena",
     "Redshift",
-    "parallel_map",
-    "Minerva",
-    "S3"
+    "S3",
+    "Docker",
+    "Machine",
+    "Pier",
+    "Minerva"
 ]
+
diff --git a/minerva/docker.py b/minerva/docker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b424f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minerva/docker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import threading
+
+class Docker:
+    def __init__(self, machine, container, variables={}, stdout=None, stderr=None):
+        self.machine   = machine
+        self.uri       = container
+        self.variables = variables
+        self.finished  = False
+        self.stdout    = stdout
+        self.stderr    = stderr
+        self.out       = {"stdout": None,
+                          "stderr": None}
+        self.registry  = container.split("/")[0]
+
+    def __rshift__(self, other):
+        if type(other) == type([]):
+            other = Group(other)
+
+        # This part is required to be sequential
+        self.create()
+        self.run()
+        self.terminate()
+
+        other.create()
+        other.run()
+        other.terminate()
+
+        return other
+
+    def create(self):
+        if self.finished:
+            return
+
+        print(f"creating {self.machine.name}")
+        self.machine.create()
+
+    def run(self, cmd=""):
+        if self.finished:
+            return
+
+        print(f"running {self.machine.name}")
+        self.machine.login()
+
+        if self.registry.endswith("amazonaws.com"):
+            self.machine.aws_docker_login(self.registry)
+
+        res = self.machine.docker_run(self.uri, cmd=cmd, env=self.variables)
+
+        self.out["stdout"] = res.stdout
+        self.out["stderr"] = res.stderr
+
+        if self.stdout:
+            self.stdout.write(res.stdout)
+            self.stdout.write("\n")
+
+        if self.stderr:
+            self.stderr.write(res.stderr)
+            self.stderr.write("\n")
+
+        self.finished = True
+
+    def terminate(self):
+        self.machine.terminate()
+
+class Group:
+    def __init__(self, ary):
+        self.dockers  = ary
+        self.finished = False
+
+    def create(self):
+        if self.finished:
+            return
+
+        for d in self.dockers:
+            d.create()
+
+    # Green threads because these methods are IO intensive (not CPU intensive)
+    # This DOES however mess with the STDOUT swapping that occurs in Machine#run
+    def run(self):
+        if self.finished:
+            return
+
+        threads = [threading.Thread(target=d.run) for d in self.dockers]
+
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.start()
+
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join()
+
+        self.finished = True
+
+    def terminate(self):
+        for d in self.dockers:
+            d.terminate()
+
+    def __rshift__(self, other):
+        if type(other) == type([]):
+            other = Group(other)
+
+        self.create()
+        self.run()
+        self.terminate()
+
+        other.create()
+        other.run()
+        other.terminate()
+
+        return other
+
diff --git a/minerva/machine.py b/minerva/machine.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02da722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minerva/machine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import time
+#from pexpect import pxssh
+from fabric import Connection
+import shlex
+import threading
+
+class Machine:
+    def __init__(self,
+                 pier,
+                 ami           = "ami-0a538467cc9da9bb2", # ubuntu 22
+                 instance_type = "t2.micro",
+                 variables     = {},
+                 username      = None,
+                 key_pair      = None,
+                 name          = "Minerva Instance"):
+
+        self.pier       = pier
+        self.ami        = ami
+        self.instance_type = instance_type
+        self.username   = username
+        self.key_pair   = key_pair
+        self.variables  = variables
+        self.name       = name
+        self.ready      = False
+        self.info       = None
+        self.ssh        = None
+        self.terminated = False
+
+    def create(self):
+        if self.info:
+            return
+
+        iam = {'Name': self.pier.iam} if self.pier.iam else {}
+        res = self.pier.ec2.run_instances(
+            ImageId      = self.ami,
+            InstanceType = self.instance_type,
+            KeyName      = self.key_pair or self.pier.key_pair_name,
+            MinCount     = 1,
+            MaxCount     = 1,
+            TagSpecifications = [{'ResourceType': 'instance',
+                                  'Tags': [{'Key': 'Name', 'Value': self.name}]}],
+            NetworkInterfaces = [{'AssociatePublicIpAddress': True,
+                                  'SubnetId':    self.pier.subnet_id,
+                                  'Groups':      self.pier.groups,
+                                  'DeviceIndex': 0}],
+            IamInstanceProfile = iam
+        )
+
+        self.info = res['Instances'][0]
+
+        # FIXME there should be a check here in case some instances fail to
+        # start up in a timely manner
+        # Start a countdown in the background
+        # to give time for the instance to start up
+        wait_time = 30
+        self.thread = threading.Thread(target = self.wait,
+                                       args   = (wait_time,),
+                                       daemon = True)
+        self.thread.start()
+
+    def status(self):
+        resp = self.pier.ec2.describe_instance_status(InstanceIds=[self.info['InstanceId']],
+                                                      IncludeAllInstances=True)
+        return resp['InstanceStatuses'][0]['InstanceState']['Name']
+
+    def join(self):
+        self.thread.join()
+
+    def wait(self, n):
+        i = 0
+        # Time for the server to show as "running"
+        # and time for the server to finish getting daemons running
+        while self.status() != "running":
+            time.sleep(10)
+            i += 1
+
+            if i > 12:
+                raise f"{self.info['InstanceId']} took too long to start ({i} attempts)"
+
+        self.ready = True
+
+    # alternatively, could maybe implement this with SSM so that we can access
+    # private subnets? TODO
+    def login(self):
+        if self.ssh:
+            return True
+
+        # Machine must be running first, so we need to wait for the countdown to finish
+        self.join()
+
+        # Final wait, now that the server is up and running -- need some time for daemons to start
+        time.sleep(25)
+
+        resp = self.pier.ec2.describe_instances(InstanceIds=[self.info['InstanceId']])
+        self.description = resp['Reservations'][0]['Instances'][0]
+        self.ip_address  = self.description['PublicIpAddress']
+        print(f"\t{self.name} ({self.info['InstanceId']}) => {self.ip_address}")
+
+        self.ssh = Connection(self.ip_address,
+                              self.username,
+                              connect_kwargs = {
+                                  "key_filename": self.pier.key_path
+                              }
+                             )
+        return True
+
+    def prep_variables(self):
+        return "; ".join([f"export {var}={val}" for var, val in self.variables.items()])
+
+    # Unfortunately, under the hood, it's running /bin/bash -c '...'
+    # You stand informed
+    def cmd(self, command, hide=True):
+        res = self.ssh.run(f"{self.prep_variables()}; {command}",
+                           warn=True,
+                           hide=hide)
+
+        return res
+
+    def write_env_file(self, variables, fname="~/env.list"):
+        vals = "\n".join([f"{var}={val}" for var, val in variables.items()])
+        self.cmd(f"echo {shlex.quote(vals)} > {fname}")
+        return fname
+
+    def aws_docker_login(self, ecr):
+        return self.cmd(f"aws ecr get-login-password --region {self.pier.session.region_name} | " +
+                        f"docker login --username AWS --password-stdin {ecr}"
+)
+
+    def docker_run(self, uri, cmd="", env={}):
+        if env:
+            fname   = self.write_env_file(env)
+            environ = f"--env-file {fname}"
+        else:
+            environ = ""
+
+        return self.cmd(f"docker run {environ} {uri} {cmd}")
+
+    def docker_pull(self, uri):
+        return self.cmd(f"docker pull {uri}")
+
+    def terminate(self):
+        if self.terminated:
+            return
+
+        self.pier.ec2.terminate_instances(
+            InstanceIds=[self.info['InstanceId']],
+            DryRun=False
+        )
+        print(f"terminated {self.name} ({self.info['InstanceId']})")
+        self.terminated = True
diff --git a/minerva/pier.py b/minerva/pier.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef67672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minerva/pier.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import boto3
+import random
+import os
+import stat
+
+from minerva.machine import Machine
+
+# Used for interacting with AWS
+class Pier:
+    def __init__(self,
+                 profile   = "default",
+                 subnet_id = None,
+                 sg_groups = [],
+                 key_pair  = None, # (keypair name, keypair privkey pair)
+                 iam       = None,
+                ):
+        self.session   = boto3.session.Session(profile_name=profile)
+        self.ec2       = self.session.client("ec2")
+        self.subnet_id = subnet_id
+        self.groups    = sg_groups
+        self.iam       = iam
+        self.account   = self.session.client("sts").get_caller_identity()['Account']
+        self.ecr       = f"{self.account}.dkr.ecr.{self.session.region_name}.amazonaws.com"
+
+        if key_pair:
+            print(f"Using keypair {key_pair}")
+            self.key_pair_name = key_pair[0]
+            self.key_path      = os.path.expanduser(key_pair[1])
+        else:
+            self.make_key_pair()
+
+    def make_key_pair(self):
+        print("making keypair")
+        self.key_pair_name = f"Minerva-{random.random()}"
+        self.key = self.ec2.create_key_pair(KeyName=self.key_pair_name)
+
+        self.key_path = "/tmp/key"
+        with open(self.key_path, "w") as f:
+            f.write(self.key['KeyMaterial'])
+        os.chmod(self.key_path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR)
+
+    def machine(self, **kwargs):
+        return Machine(self, **kwargs)
+
+    def t3_med(self, num):
+        return self.machine(ami           = "ami-0a538467cc9da9bb2",
+                            instance_type = "t3.medium",
+                            username      = "ubuntu",
+                            name          = f"blah-{num}",
+                            variables     = {"num": num})
+