diff --git a/docker/run_container.sh b/docker/run_container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7d368556ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/run_container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# 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.
+
+# Color variables
+b="\033[0;36m"
+g="\033[0;32m"
+r="\033[0;31m"
+e="\033[0;90m"
+y="\033[0;33m"
+x="\033[0m"
+
+_UNDEF_VAR_ERROR_MSG="Use the dev/release scripts to set these automatically"
+
+DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:?"Must set \$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME. ${_UNDEF_VAR_ERROR_MSG}"}
+DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:?"Must set \$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG. ${_UNDEF_VAR_ERROR_MSG}"}
+
+# DOCKER_ARGS are set by the dev/release scripts
+# DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS are optionally set by the user
+DOCKER_ARGS=${DOCKER_ARGS:-""}
+DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --net=host --cap-add=sys_nice ${DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS}"
+DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS=${DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS:-""}
+
+if [[ -n "${CPU_ONLY}" ]]; then
+   echo -e "${b}Executing in CPU only mode${x}"
+   DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --runtime=runc"
+else
+    echo -e "${b}Executing in GPU mode${x}"
+    DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --runtime=nvidia --gpus=all"
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "${SSH_AUTH_SOCK}" ]]; then
+   echo -e "${b}Setting up ssh-agent auth socket${x}"
+   DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} -v $(readlink -f $SSH_AUTH_SOCK):/ssh-agent:ro -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/ssh-agent"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${g}Launching ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}...${x}"
+
+# Enable command logging to show what is being executed
+set -x
+docker run ${DOCA_EXTRA_ARGS} --rm -ti ${DOCKER_ARGS} ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG} "${@:-bash}"
+
+{ EXIT_CODE=$?; set +x; } 2>/dev/null
+
+exit $EXIT_CODE
diff --git a/docker/run_container_dev.sh b/docker/run_container_dev.sh
index fd05aa7031..0caa949c80 100755
--- a/docker/run_container_dev.sh
+++ b/docker/run_container_dev.sh
@@ -14,46 +14,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# set -x
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 
-# Color variables
-b="\033[0;36m"
-g="\033[0;32m"
-r="\033[0;31m"
-e="\033[0;90m"
-y="\033[0;33m"
-x="\033[0m"
+export DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:-"morpheus"}
+export DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-"dev-$(date +'%y%m%d')"}
 
-DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:-"morpheus"}
-DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-"dev-$(date +'%y%m%d')"}
-DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS=${DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS:-""}
+export DOCKER_ARGS="-v $PWD:/workspace -v /dev/hugepages:/dev/hugepages --privileged"
 
-DOCKER_ARGS=" --env WORKSPACE_VOLUME=${PWD} -v $PWD:/workspace --net=host --cap-add=sys_nice"
-
-if [[ -n "${CPU_ONLY}" ]]; then
-   echo -e "${b}Executing in CPU only mode${x}"
-   DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --runtime=runc"
-else
-    echo -e "${b}Executing in GPU mode${x}"
-    DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --runtime=nvidia --gpus=all"
-fi
-
-if [[ -n "${SSH_AUTH_SOCK}" ]]; then
-   echo -e "${b}Setting up ssh-agent auth socket${x}"
-   DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} -v $(readlink -f $SSH_AUTH_SOCK):/ssh-agent:ro -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/ssh-agent"
-fi
-
-echo -e "${g}Launching ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}...${x}"
-
-set -x
-docker run \
-    -v /dev/hugepages:/dev/hugepages \
-    --privileged \
-    --rm \
-    -ti \
-    ${DOCKER_ARGS} ${DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS} \
-    ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG} "${@:-bash}"
-
-{ EXIT_CODE=$?; set +x; } 2>/dev/null
-
-exit $EXIT_CODE
+# Call the general run script
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/run_container.sh
diff --git a/docker/run_container_release.sh b/docker/run_container_release.sh
index 5882b4115e..5ea4e3fd74 100755
--- a/docker/run_container_release.sh
+++ b/docker/run_container_release.sh
@@ -16,56 +16,23 @@
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 
-# Color variables
-b="\033[0;36m"
-g="\033[0;32m"
-r="\033[0;31m"
-e="\033[0;90m"
-y="\033[0;33m"
-x="\033[0m"
-
 # Change to the script file to ensure we are in the correct repo (in case were in a submodule)
 pushd ${SCRIPT_DIR} &> /dev/null
 
 MORPHEUS_SUPPORT_DOCA=${MORPHEUS_SUPPORT_DOCA:-OFF}
-MORPHEUS_BUILD_MORPHEUS_LLM=${MORPHEUS_BUILD_MORPHEUS_LLM:-ON}
-MORPHEUS_BUILD_MORPHEUS_DFP=${MORPHEUS_BUILD_MORPHEUS_DFP:-ON}
-
-DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:-"nvcr.io/nvidia/morpheus/morpheus"}
-DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-"$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)-runtime"}
 
-# This variable is used for passing extra arguments to the docker run command. Do not use DOCKER_ARGS for this purpose.
-DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS=${DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS:-""}
+export DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:-"nvcr.io/nvidia/morpheus/morpheus"}
+export DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-"$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)-runtime"}
 
 popd &> /dev/null
 
-DOCKER_ARGS="--env WORKSPACE_VOLUME=${PWD} --net=host --cap-add=sys_nice ${DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS}"
-
-if [[ -n "${CPU_ONLY}" ]]; then
-   echo -e "${b}Executing in CPU only mode${x}"
-   DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --runtime=runc"
-else
-    echo -e "${b}Executing in GPU mode${x}"
-    DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} --runtime=nvidia --gpus=all"
-fi
-
-if [[ -n "${SSH_AUTH_SOCK}" ]]; then
-   echo -e "${b}Setting up ssh-agent auth socket${x}"
-   DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} -v $(readlink -f $SSH_AUTH_SOCK):/ssh-agent:ro -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/ssh-agent"
-fi
-
-# DPDK requires hugepage and privileged container
-DOCA_EXTRA_ARGS=""
+# DPDK (and thus DOCA) requires hugepage and privileged container
+export DOCKER_ARGS=""
 if [[ ${MORPHEUS_SUPPORT_DOCA} == @(TRUE|ON) ]]; then
-   echo -e "${b}Enabling DOCA Support. Mounting /dev/hugepages and running in privileged mode${x}"
+   echo -e "Enabling DOCA Support. Mounting /dev/hugepages and running in privileged mode"
 
    DOCKER_ARGS="${DOCKER_ARGS} -v /dev/hugepages:/dev/hugepages --privileged"
 fi
 
-
-echo -e "${g}Launching ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}...${x}"
-
-# Enable command logging to show what is being executed
-set -x
-docker run ${DOCA_EXTRA_ARGS} --rm -ti ${DOCKER_ARGS} ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG} "${@:-bash}"
-set +x
+# Call the general run script
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/run_container.sh