flowchart TD
 subgraph prep["Image preparation"]
  base["Generic base installation / OS install, provisioning, console validation"]
  capture["Capture startup state / VM: disk flush + paired RAM/device state; native: image filesystem"]
  check["Compatibility manifest / CPU, QEMU, memory, and host prerequisites where applicable"]
  image["Prepared OS image / Reusable OS plus required startup state"]
  reset["Base console disconnect / Reset generic base to last captured image"]
 end
 subgraph run["Instance lifetime"]
  backup["Optional native restore input / Customer trees + numeric account reconciliation"]
  clone["Create ID-specific instance / Private storage, hostname, machine ID, and network identity"]
  instance["Running container / Native Linux or VM-backed OS instance"]
 end
 subgraph recovery["Deliberate recovery and retention"]
  snapshot["Intentional snapshot / Explicit retained recovery point; source resumes / stays running"]
  restore["Restore selected snapshot / Controlled recovery into supported compatible runtime"]
  protect["Reference and retention checks / No forced removal of an in-use image; no auto-pruning intentional snapshots"]
 end
 base -->|"Operator captures before logout"| capture
 capture -->|"Record matching payload metadata"| check
 check -->|"Commit prepared image"| image
 image -->|"Reuse for each ID"| clone
 backup -->|"Native-only composition; writable data"| clone
 clone -->|"Start; verify restore when required"| instance
 instance -->|"Capture supported live state"| snapshot
 snapshot -->|"Operator selects recovery point"| restore
 restore -->|"Resume recovered state"| instance
 base -.->|"Logout / disconnect"| reset
 reset -.->|"Reset uses latest captured image"| image
 image -->|"Before removal"| protect
 snapshot -->|"Retain until explicit removal"| protect