diff --git a/src/hyper.h b/src/hyper.h
index 081c9b0..b3ed4c9 100644
--- a/src/hyper.h
+++ b/src/hyper.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum {
 	NEXT,
 	WRITEFILE,
 	READFILE,
+	NEWCONTAINER,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 2a886bc..b1ed9a4 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -687,6 +687,32 @@ static int hyper_start_pod(char *json, int length)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int hyper_new_container(char *json, int length)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct hyper_pod *pod = &global_pod;
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "call hyper_new_container, json %s, len %d\n", json, length);
+
+	if (!pod->init_pid)
+		fprintf(stdout, "the pod is not created yet\n");
+
+	if (hyper_parse_new_container(pod, json, length) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "parse container json failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = hyper_start_container_stage0(&pod->c[pod->c_num - 1], pod);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		//TODO full grace cleanup
+		pod->remains -= 1;
+		pod->c_num -= 1;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int hyper_cmd_write_file(char *json, int length)
 {
 	struct hyper_writter writter;
@@ -1112,6 +1138,9 @@ static int hyper_channel_handle(struct hyper_event *de, uint32_t len)
 	case WINSIZE:
 		ret = hyper_set_win_size((char *)buf->data + 8, len - 8);
 		break;
+	case NEWCONTAINER:
+		ret = hyper_new_container((char *)buf->data + 8, len - 8);
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -1;
 		break;
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index 104493d..113852b 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -530,6 +530,51 @@ out:
 	return next;
 }
 
+int hyper_parse_new_container(struct hyper_pod *pod, char *json, int length)
+{
+	int n;
+	jsmn_parser p;
+	int toks_num = 100;
+	jsmntok_t *toks = NULL;
+	struct hyper_container *c;
+
+realloc:
+	toks = realloc(toks, toks_num * sizeof(jsmntok_t));
+
+	jsmn_init(&p);
+	n = jsmn_parse(&p, json, length, toks, toks_num);
+	if (n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "jsmn parse failed, n is %d\n", n);
+		if (n == JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM) {
+			toks_num *= 2;
+			goto realloc;
+		}
+
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	c = realloc(pod->c, (pod->c_num + 1) * sizeof(*pod->c));
+	if (c == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "alloc memory for container failed\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	pod->c = c;
+	memset(&pod->c[pod->c_num], 0, sizeof(pod->c[pod->c_num]));
+
+	// trick: toks-1, TODO: change all "i = 1" to "i = 0"
+	if (hyper_parse_container(pod, &pod->c[pod->c_num], json, toks-1) < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	pod->remains += 1;
+	pod->c_num += 1;
+	free(toks);
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	free(toks);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int hyper_parse_winsize(struct hyper_win_size *ws, char *json, int length)
 {
 	int i, n, ret = 0;