diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/Program.cs b/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/Program.cs
index 52a39c22..f9bf2498 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/Program.cs
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/Program.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Testcontainers.MsSql;
 using WireMock.Net.Testcontainers;
 
 namespace WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample;
@@ -10,17 +10,134 @@ internal class Program
 {
     private static async Task Main(string[] args)
     {
-        var container = new WireMockContainerBuilder()
+        var original = Console.ForegroundColor;
+
+        try
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
+            Console.WriteLine("Linux");
+            await TestAsync("sheyenrath/wiremock.net:1.6.4");
+            await Task.Delay(1_000);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = original;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
+            Console.WriteLine("Linux Alpine");
+            await TestAsync("sheyenrath/wiremock.net-alpine:1.6.4");
+            await Task.Delay(1_000);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = original;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
+            Console.WriteLine("WithLinux");
+            await TestAsync("WithLinux");
+            await Task.Delay(1_000);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = original;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
+            Console.WriteLine("Windows");
+            await TestAsync("sheyenrath/wiremock.net-windows:1.6.4");
+            await Task.Delay(1_000);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = original;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;
+            Console.WriteLine("WithWindows");
+            await TestAsync("WithWindows");
+            await Task.Delay(1_000);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = original;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
+            Console.WriteLine("Automatic");
+            await TestAsync();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Console.ForegroundColor = original;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task TestAsync(string? image = null)
+    {
+        var builder = new WireMockContainerBuilder()
             .WithAdminUserNameAndPassword("x", "y")
-            .WithMappings(@"C:\Dev\GitHub\WireMock.Net\examples\WireMock.Net.Console.NET6\__admin\mappings")
             .WithWatchStaticMappings(true)
             .WithAutoRemove(true)
-            .WithCleanUp(true)
-            .Build();
+            .WithCleanUp(true);
 
-        await container.StartAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+        {
+            builder = builder.WithMappings(@"C:\Dev\GitHub\WireMock.Net\examples\WireMock.Net.Console.NET6\__admin\mappings");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            builder = builder.WithMappings("./examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET6/__admin/mappings");
+        }
 
-        var logs = await container.GetLogsAsync(DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (image != null)
+        {
+            builder = image switch
+            {
+                "WithWindows" => builder.WithWindowsImage(),
+                "WithLinux" => builder.WithLinuxImage(),
+                _ => builder.WithImage(image)
+            };
+        }
+
+        var container = builder.Build();
+
+        await container.StartAsync();
+
+        await Task.Delay(1_000);
+
+        var logs = await container.GetLogsAsync(DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1));
         Console.WriteLine("logs = " + logs.Stdout);
 
         var restEaseApiClient = container.CreateWireMockAdminClient();
@@ -36,10 +153,5 @@ internal class Program
         Console.WriteLine("result = " + result);
 
         await container.StopAsync();
-
-        var sql = new MsSqlBuilder()
-            .WithAutoRemove(true)
-            .WithCleanUp(true)
-            .Build();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample.csproj b/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample.csproj
index 9090e001..d6cb0d69 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample.csproj
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample/WireMock.Net.TestcontainersExample.csproj
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.MsSql" Version="3.6.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net.Testcontainers\WireMock.Net.Testcontainers.csproj" />
+    </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net.Testcontainers\WireMock.Net.Testcontainers.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="873d495f-940e-4b86-a1f4-4f0fc7be8b8b.json">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-  </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <None Update="873d495f-940e-4b86-a1f4-4f0fc7be8b8b.json">
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </None>
+    </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net.Testcontainers/WireMockContainerBuilder.cs b/src/WireMock.Net.Testcontainers/WireMockContainerBuilder.cs
index e74ffdab..885cf7bb 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net.Testcontainers/WireMockContainerBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net.Testcontainers/WireMockContainerBuilder.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Docker.DotNet.Models;
 using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
@@ -17,15 +18,14 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.Testcontainers;
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContainerBuilder, WireMockContainer, WireMockConfiguration>
 {
-    private readonly Dictionary<bool, ContainerInfo> _info = new()
+    private const string DefaultLogger = "WireMockConsoleLogger";
+    private readonly Dictionary<OSPlatform, ContainerInfo> _info = new()
     {
-        { false, new ContainerInfo("sheyenrath/wiremock.net:latest", "/app/__admin/mappings") },
-        { true, new ContainerInfo("sheyenrath/wiremock.net-windows:latest", @"c:\app\__admin\mappings") }
+        { OSPlatform.Linux, new ContainerInfo("sheyenrath/wiremock.net-alpine", "/app/__admin/mappings") },
+        { OSPlatform.Windows, new ContainerInfo("sheyenrath/wiremock.net-windows", @"c:\app\__admin\mappings") }
     };
 
-    private const string DefaultLogger = "WireMockConsoleLogger";
-
-    private readonly Lazy<Task<bool>> _isWindowsAsLazy = new(async () =>
+    private readonly Lazy<Task<OSPlatform>> _getOSAsLazy = new(async () =>
     {
         if (TestcontainersSettings.OS.DockerEndpointAuthConfig == null)
         {
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContaine
         using var dockerClient = dockerClientConfig.CreateClient();
 
         var version = await dockerClient.System.GetVersionAsync();
-        return version.Os.IndexOf("Windows", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) > -1;
+        return version.Os.IndexOf("Windows", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0 ? OSPlatform.Windows : OSPlatform.Linux;
     });
 
+    private OSPlatform? _imageOS;
+    private string? _staticMappingsPath;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ContainerBuilder" /> class.
     /// </summary>
@@ -48,14 +51,36 @@ public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContaine
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Automatically set the correct image (Linux or Windows) for WireMock which to create the container.
+    /// Automatically use the correct image for WireMock.
+    /// For Linux this is "sheyenrath/wiremock.net-alpine:latest"
+    /// For Windows this is "sheyenrath/wiremock.net-windows:latest"
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="WireMockContainerBuilder"/></returns>
     [PublicAPI]
     public WireMockContainerBuilder WithImage()
     {
-        var isWindows = _isWindowsAsLazy.Value.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-        return WithImage(_info[isWindows].Image);
+        _imageOS ??= _getOSAsLazy.Value.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        return WithImage(_imageOS.Value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Automatically use a Linux image for WireMock. This is "sheyenrath/wiremock.net-alpine:latest"
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="WireMockContainerBuilder"/></returns>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public WireMockContainerBuilder WithLinuxImage()
+    {
+        return WithImage(OSPlatform.Linux);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Automatically use a Windows image for WireMock. This is "sheyenrath/wiremock.net-windows:latest"
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="WireMockContainerBuilder"/></returns>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public WireMockContainerBuilder WithWindowsImage()
+    {
+        return WithImage(OSPlatform.Windows);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -118,13 +143,9 @@ public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContaine
     [PublicAPI]
     public WireMockContainerBuilder WithMappings(string path, bool includeSubDirectories = false)
     {
-        Guard.NotNullOrEmpty(path);
+        _staticMappingsPath = Guard.NotNullOrEmpty(path);
 
-        var isWindows = _isWindowsAsLazy.Value.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-
-        return WithReadStaticMappings()
-            .WithCommand($"--WatchStaticMappingsInSubdirectories {includeSubDirectories}")
-            .WithBindMount(path, _info[isWindows].MappingsPath);
+        return WithReadStaticMappings().WithCommand($"--WatchStaticMappingsInSubdirectories {includeSubDirectories}");
     }
 
     private WireMockContainerBuilder(WireMockConfiguration dockerResourceConfiguration) : base(dockerResourceConfiguration)
@@ -138,9 +159,33 @@ public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContaine
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override WireMockContainer Build()
     {
-        Validate();
+        var builder = this;
 
-        return new WireMockContainer(DockerResourceConfiguration);
+        // In case no image has been set, set the image using internal logic.
+        if (DockerResourceConfiguration.Image == null)
+        {
+            builder = WithImage();
+        }
+
+        // In case the _imageOS is not set, determine it from the Image FullName.
+        if (_imageOS == null)
+        {
+            if (builder.DockerResourceConfiguration.Image.FullName.IndexOf("wiremock.net", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) < 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException();
+            }
+
+            _imageOS = builder.DockerResourceConfiguration.Image.FullName.IndexOf("windows", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0 ? OSPlatform.Windows : OSPlatform.Linux;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_staticMappingsPath))
+        {
+            builder = builder.WithBindMount(_staticMappingsPath, _info[_imageOS.Value].MappingsPath);
+        }
+
+        builder.Validate();
+
+        return new WireMockContainer(builder.DockerResourceConfiguration);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -148,14 +193,7 @@ public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContaine
     {
         var builder = base.Init();
 
-        // In case no image has been set, set the image using internal logic.
-        if (builder.DockerResourceConfiguration.Image == null)
-        {
-            builder = builder.WithImage();
-        }
-
-        var isWindows = _isWindowsAsLazy.Value.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-        var waitForContainerOS = isWindows ? Wait.ForWindowsContainer() : Wait.ForUnixContainer();
+        var waitForContainerOS = _imageOS == OSPlatform.Windows ? Wait.ForWindowsContainer() : Wait.ForUnixContainer();
         return builder
             .WithPortBinding(WireMockContainer.ContainerPort, true)
             .WithCommand($"--WireMockLogger {DefaultLogger}")
@@ -179,4 +217,10 @@ public sealed class WireMockContainerBuilder : ContainerBuilder<WireMockContaine
     {
         return new WireMockContainerBuilder(new WireMockConfiguration(oldValue, newValue));
     }
+
+    private WireMockContainerBuilder WithImage(OSPlatform os)
+    {
+        _imageOS = os;
+        return WithImage(_info[os].Image);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/Testcontainers/TestcontainersTests.cs b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/Testcontainers/TestcontainersTests.cs
index c7cd2b5d..e4b6af95 100644
--- a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/Testcontainers/TestcontainersTests.cs
+++ b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/Testcontainers/TestcontainersTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using FluentAssertions.Execution;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.Tests.Testcontainers;
 public class TestcontainersTests
 {
     [Fact]
-    public async Task WireMockContainer_Build_and_StartAsync_and_StopAsync()
+    public async Task WireMockContainer_Build_WithNoImage_And_StartAsync_and_StopAsync()
     {
         // Act
         var adminUsername = $"username_{Guid.NewGuid()}";
@@ -24,6 +25,61 @@ public class TestcontainersTests
             .WithAdminUserNameAndPassword(adminUsername, adminPassword)
             .Build();
 
+        await StartTestAndStopAsync(wireMockContainer);
+    }
+    
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task WireMockContainer_Build_WithImage_And_StartAsync_and_StopAsync()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var adminUsername = $"username_{Guid.NewGuid()}";
+        var adminPassword = $"password_{Guid.NewGuid()}";
+        var wireMockContainerBuilder = new WireMockContainerBuilder()
+            .WithAutoRemove(true)
+            .WithCleanUp(true)
+            .WithAdminUserNameAndPassword(adminUsername, adminPassword);
+
+        if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+        {
+            wireMockContainerBuilder = wireMockContainerBuilder.WithWindowsImage();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wireMockContainerBuilder = wireMockContainerBuilder.WithLinuxImage();
+        }
+
+        var wireMockContainer = wireMockContainerBuilder.Build();
+
+        await StartTestAndStopAsync(wireMockContainer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task WireMockContainer_Build_WithImageAsText_And_StartAsync_and_StopAsync()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var adminUsername = $"username_{Guid.NewGuid()}";
+        var adminPassword = $"password_{Guid.NewGuid()}";
+        var wireMockContainerBuilder = new WireMockContainerBuilder()
+            .WithAutoRemove(true)
+            .WithCleanUp(true)
+            .WithAdminUserNameAndPassword(adminUsername, adminPassword);
+
+        if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+        {
+            wireMockContainerBuilder = wireMockContainerBuilder.WithImage("sheyenrath/wiremock.net-windows");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wireMockContainerBuilder = wireMockContainerBuilder.WithImage("sheyenrath/wiremock.net");
+        }
+
+        var wireMockContainer = wireMockContainerBuilder.Build();
+
+        await StartTestAndStopAsync(wireMockContainer);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task StartTestAndStopAsync(WireMockContainer wireMockContainer)
+    {
         try
         {
             await wireMockContainer.StartAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);