diff --git a/jenkins/host/start_build b/jenkins/host/start_build
index a78d394..ecb8ee5 100755
--- a/jenkins/host/start_build
+++ b/jenkins/host/start_build
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 shift
 OSM_load_config
 
+if [ "$1" = "--build-container" ]; then
+    shift
+    [ $# -lt 1 ] && FATAL "missing container name with option --build-container"
+    export OSM_BUILD_CONTAINER=$1
+fi
+
 if ! container_exists $OSM_BUILD_CONTAINER; then
 	CONTAINER_OPTS=""
 	[[ "$OSM_BUILD_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED" == yes ]] && CONTAINER_OPTS="$CONTAINER_OPTS -c security.privileged=true"
diff --git a/jenkins/system/SETTINGS b/jenkins/system/SETTINGS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..912799c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins/system/SETTINGS
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#   Copyright 2016 Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A.U.
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+#
+# sample SETTINGS file
+#
+# Authors:
+#     - Gerardo Garcia
+#
+# this variable holds the name of the container image needed to build or run this product
+export OSM_BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu:16.04
+#
+# this variable must be set to allow creating the build container in privileged mode
+# this variable should be removed in the future when no privileged mode is required
+export OSM_BUILD_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED=yes
+#
+# this variable must be set to allow ensted containers in the build container
+export OSM_BUILD_CONTAINER_ALLOW_NESTED=yes
+#
+# this variable must be set to allow creating the runtime container in privileged mode
+# this variable should be removed in the future when no privileged mode is required
+export OSM_RUNTIME_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED=yes
+#
+# this variable must be set to allow ensted containers in the build container
+export OSM_RUNTIME_CONTAINER_ALLOW_NESTED=yes
+#
+#
+export OSM_BUILD_CONTAINER=osm
+export OSM_RUNTIME_CONTAINER=osm
diff --git a/jenkins/system/start_build b/jenkins/system/start_build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..716b728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins/system/start_build
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#   Copyright 2017
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+#
+# 01 May 2017 -- Michael Marchetti -- adapted from template
+#
+
+HERE=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
+OSM_JENKINS=$(dirname $HERE)
+. $OSM_JENKINS/common/all_funcs
+
+INFO "Installing packages"
+apt-get update
+
+INFO "Configuring LXD"
+# ZFS doesn't work inside a nested container. ZFS should be configured in the host LXD.
+lxd init --auto
+lxd waitready
+systemctl stop lxd-bridge
+systemctl --system daemon-reload
+cat <<EOF > /etc/default/lxd-bridge
+USE_LXD_BRIDGE="true"
+LXD_BRIDGE="lxdbr0"
+UPDATE_PROFILE="true"
+LXD_CONFILE=""
+LXD_DOMAIN="lxd"
+LXD_IPV4_ADDR="10.44.126.1"
+LXD_IPV4_NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
+LXD_IPV4_NETWORK="10.44.126.1/24"
+LXD_IPV4_DHCP_RANGE="10.44.126.2,10.44.126.254"
+LXD_IPV4_DHCP_MAX="252"
+LXD_IPV4_NAT="true"
+LXD_IPV6_ADDR=""
+LXD_IPV6_MASK=""
+LXD_IPV6_NETWORK=""
+LXD_IPV6_NAT="false"
+LXD_IPV6_PROXY="false"
+EOF
+
+systemctl enable lxd-bridge
+systemctl start lxd-bridge
+
+apt-get install -y python-pip python python-pycurl charm-tools python-pytest
+
+# TODO: use package when available on osm repo
+git clone https://osm.etsi.org/gerrit/osm/osmclient
+pip install osmclient/.
+
+devops/installers/install_osm.sh $*
+RC=$?
+
+INFO "done, RC=$RC"
+exit $RC