diff --git a/src/packetserver/runner/__init__.py b/src/packetserver/runner/__init__.py
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+++ b/src/packetserver/runner/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""Package runs arbitrary commands/jobs via different mechanisms."""
+from typing import Union,Optional,Iterable,Self
+
+class Runner:
+    """Abstract class to take arguments and run a job and track the status and results."""
+    def __init__(self, args: Iterable[str], ):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/packetserver/runner/podman.py b/src/packetserver/runner/podman.py
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+++ b/src/packetserver/runner/podman.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Uses podman to run jobs in containers."