diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6aadcd7..9321fd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 
 ## Environment
 
-All builds should be executed using the shipped `nexantic-dev` container which is automatically built by the create
-script.
+We assume a Fedora 30 or 31 host system provisioned using rW, and IntelliJ as the IDE.
 
-The container contains all necessary dependencies and env configurations necessary to get started right away.
+For better reproducibility, all builds are executed in containers.
 
 #### Usage
 
@@ -15,7 +14,36 @@
 
 Spinning down: `scripts/destroy_container.sh` 
 
-Running commands: `scripts/run_in_container.sh @`
+Running commands: `scripts/run_in_container.sh <...>`
 
-Using bazel: `scripts/bin/bazel @`
+Using bazel using a wrapper script: `scripts/bin/bazel <...>` (add to your local $PATH for convenience)
  
+#### IntelliJ
+
+This repository is compatible with the IntelliJ Bazel plugin. All commands run inside the container, and
+necessary paths are mapped into the container.
+
+We check the entire .ijwb project directory into the repository, which requires everyone to use the latest
+version of both IntelliJ and the Bazel plugin, but eliminates manual setup steps.
+
+The following steps are necessary:
+
+- Install Google's official Bazel plugin in IntelliJ.
+
+- Add the absolute path to your ~/.cache/bazel-nxt folder to your idea64.vmoptions (Help → Edit Custom VM Options)
+  and restart IntelliJ:
+
+  `-Dbazel.bep.path=/home/leopold/.cache/bazel-nxt`
+  
+- Set "*Bazel Binary Location*" in Other Settings → Bazel Settings to the absolute path of scripts/bin/bazel.
+  This is a wrapper that will execute Bazel inside the container.
+
+- Open the `.ijwb` folder as IntelliJ project.
+  
+- Disable Vgo support for the project.
+
+- Run a non-incremental sync in IntelliJ 
+
+The plugin will automatically resolve paths for generated files.
+
+If you do not use IntelliJ, you need to use the scripts/bazel_copy_generated_for_ide.sh script to copy files locally.
diff --git a/scripts/bin/bazel b/scripts/bin/bazel
index c0bd7e4..0773669 100755
--- a/scripts/bin/bazel
+++ b/scripts/bin/bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-$DIR/../run_in_container.sh bazel $@
+exec podman exec -it nexantic-dev bazel --output_user_root ${HOME}/.cache/bazel-nxt $@
diff --git a/scripts/create_container.sh b/scripts/create_container.sh
index 449bdb1..a2a5d61 100755
--- a/scripts/create_container.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_container.sh
@@ -30,14 +30,25 @@
 
 podman pod create --name nexantic
 
-# TODO(leo): mount .cache/bazel on a volume (waiting for podman issue to be fixed)
-# https://github.com/containers/libpod/issues/4318
+# Mount bazel root to identical paths inside and outside the container.
+# This caches build state even if the container is destroyed, and
+BAZEL_ROOT=${HOME}/.cache/bazel-nxt
+
+# The Bazel plugin injects a Bazel repository into the sync command line.
+# Look up the latest copy of it in either the user config folder
+# or the Jetbrains Toolbox dir (for non-standard setups).
+ASPECT_PATH=$(
+  dirname $(
+    find ~/.IntelliJIdea*/config/plugins/ijwb/* ~/.local/share/JetBrains \
+    -name intellij_info_impl.bzl -printf "%T+\t%p\n" | sort | tail -n 1))
+
+mkdir -p ${BAZEL_ROOT}
+
 podman run -it -d \
-    -v $(pwd):/work \
-    -v smalltown-gopath:/user/go/pkg \
-    -v smalltown-gobuildcache:/user/.cache/go-build \
-    -v smalltown-bazelcache:/user/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/cache \
-    --tmpfs=/user/.cache/bazel:exec \
+    -v $(pwd):$(pwd) \
+    -w $(pwd) \
+    --volume=${BAZEL_ROOT}:${BAZEL_ROOT} \
+    -v ${ASPECT_PATH}:${ASPECT_PATH}:ro \
     --device /dev/kvm \
     --privileged \
     --pod nexantic \
diff --git a/scripts/rebuild_generated.sh b/scripts/rebuild_generated.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8edcf65..0000000
--- a/scripts/rebuild_generated.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-bazel build core/api/... && scripts/bazel_copy_generated_for_ide.sh