diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yml b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yml
index b72beb7..37c4f19 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   Explore-molecule-Gitea-Action:
     env:
       ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH: '/workspace/seasharp/ansible-role_podman-host'
+#      ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TMP: '/root/.ansible/tmp/'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Project Checkout
@@ -16,7 +17,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       - name: Molecule test
         run: |
-          pip install molecule-docker
-          ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
           cd podman-host/extensions
           molecule test
diff --git a/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml b/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml
index d0613b5..4102b6b 100644
--- a/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 ---
-- name: Converge
-  hosts: all
-  become: true
-  become_user: root
-  gather_facts: false
+- name: Fail if molecule group is missing
+  hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: podman-host Role
+    - name: Print some info
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ groups }}"
+
+    - name: Assert group existence
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: "'molecule' in groups"
+        fail_msg: |
+          molecule group was not found inside inventory groups: {{ groups }}
+
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: molecule
+  # We disable gather facts because it would fail due to our container not
+  # having python installed. This will not prevent use from running 'raw'
+  # commands. Most molecule users are expected to use containers that already
+  # have python installed in order to avoid notable delays installing it.
+  tasks:
+    - name: Apply test-molecule Role
       include_role:
-        name: podman-host
+        name: test-molecule
+#      ansible.builtin.assert:
+#        that: result.stdout | regex_search("^Linux")
diff --git a/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml b/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml
index fcd6b92..b76e498 100644
--- a/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml
+++ b/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml
@@ -3,33 +3,80 @@
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
-  # no_log: "{{ molecule_no_log }}"
+  vars:
+    molecule_inventory:
+      all:
+        hosts: {}
+        molecule: {}
+
   tasks:
-    # TODO: Developer must implement and populate 'server' variable
+    - name: Create a container
+      community.docker.docker_container:
+        name: "{{ item.name }}"
+        image: "{{ item.image }}"
+        state: started
+        command: sleep 1d
+        log_driver: json-file
+      register: result
+      loop: "{{ molecule_yml.platforms }}"
 
-    - name: Create instance config
-      when: server.changed | default(false) | bool  # noqa no-handler
-      block:
-        - name: Populate instance config dict  # noqa jinja
-          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            instance_conf_dict: {}
-            # instance': "{{ }}",
-            # address': "{{ }}",
-            # user': "{{ }}",
-            # port': "{{ }}",
-            # 'identity_file': "{{ }}", }
-          with_items: "{{ server.results }}"
-          register: instance_config_dict
+    - name: Print some info
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ result.results }}"
 
-        - name: Convert instance config dict to a list
-          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            instance_conf: "{{ instance_config_dict.results | map(attribute='ansible_facts.instance_conf_dict') | list }}"
+    - name: Fail if container is not running
+      when: >
+        item.container.State.ExitCode != 0 or
+        not item.container.State.Running
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: tasks/create-fail.yml
+      loop: "{{ result.results }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item.container.Name }}"
 
-        - name: Dump instance config
-          ansible.builtin.copy:
-            content: |
-              # Molecule managed
+    - name: Add container to molecule_inventory
+      vars:
+        inventory_partial_yaml: |
+          all:
+            children:
+              molecule:
+                hosts:
+                  "{{ item.name }}":
+                    ansible_connection: community.docker.docker
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        molecule_inventory: >
+          {{ molecule_inventory | combine(inventory_partial_yaml | from_yaml, recursive=true) }}
+      loop: "{{ molecule_yml.platforms }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item.name }}"
 
-              {{ instance_conf | to_json | from_json | to_yaml }}
-            dest: "{{ molecule_instance_config }}"
-            mode: "0600"
+    - name: Dump molecule_inventory
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          {{ molecule_inventory | to_yaml }}
+        dest: "{{ molecule_ephemeral_directory }}/inventory/molecule_inventory.yml"
+        mode: "0600"
+
+    - name: Force inventory refresh
+      ansible.builtin.meta: refresh_inventory
+
+    - name: Fail if molecule group is missing
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: "'molecule' in groups"
+        fail_msg: |
+          molecule group was not found inside inventory groups: {{ groups }}
+      run_once: true # noqa: run-once[task]
+
+# we want to avoid errors like "Failed to create temporary directory"
+- name: Validate that inventory was refreshed
+  hosts: molecule
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Check uname
+      ansible.builtin.raw: uname -a
+      register: result
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Display uname info
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ result.stdout }}"
diff --git a/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml b/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml
index 59d6a8e..2214991 100644
--- a/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml
+++ b/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
 ---
-- name: Destroy
-  hosts: localhost
-  connection: local
+- name: Destroy molecule containers
+  hosts: molecule
   gather_facts: false
-  # no_log: "{{ molecule_no_log }}"
   tasks:
-    # Developer must implement.
+    - name: Stop and remove container
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      community.docker.docker_container:
+        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+        state: absent
+        auto_remove: true
 
-    # Mandatory configuration for Molecule to function.
-
-    - name: Populate instance config
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        instance_conf: {}
-
-    - name: Dump instance config
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: |
-          # Molecule managed
-
-          {{ instance_conf | to_json | from_json | to_yaml }}
-        dest: "{{ molecule_instance_config }}"
-        mode: "0600"
-      when: server.changed | default(false) | bool  # noqa no-handler
+- name: Remove dynamic molecule inventory
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Remove dynamic inventory file
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ molecule_ephemeral_directory }}/inventory/molecule_inventory.yml"
+        state: absent
diff --git a/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index af80270..3735fee 100644
--- a/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 dependency:
   name: galaxy
 driver:
-  name: docker
+  options:
+    managed: false
+    login_cmd_template: "docker exec -it {instance} bash"
+    ansible_connection_options:
+      ansible_connection: docker
 platforms:
   - name: instance
     image: geerlingguy/docker-rockylinux9-ansible:latest
@@ -11,10 +15,6 @@ platforms:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
     privileged: true
     pre_build_image: true
-provisioner:
-  name: ansible
-verifier:
-  name: ansible
     # you might want to add your own variables here based on what provisioning
     # you are doing like:
     # image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream8
diff --git a/extensions/molecule/default/tasks/create-fail.yml b/extensions/molecule/default/tasks/create-fail.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34915c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/molecule/default/tasks/create-fail.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+- name: Retrieve container log
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: >-
+      {% raw %}
+      docker logs
+      {% endraw %}
+      {{ item.stdout_lines[0] }}
+  changed_when: false
+  register: logfile_cmd
+
+- name: Display container log
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "{{ logfile_cmd.stderr }}"