diff --git a/core/testcontainers/core/container.py b/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
index 65acf9bed..ac25a6eda 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from docker.models.containers import Container
 import os
-from typing import Iterable, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Iterable, Optional, Tuple, Any, Dict, List
 
 from .waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
 from .docker_client import DockerClient
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ class DockerContainer:
     """
     Basic container object to spin up Docker instances.
 
+    Args:
+        image: The name of the image to start.
+        docker_client_kw: Dictionary with arguments that will be passed to the
+            docker.DockerClient init.
+        command: Optional execution command for the container.
+        name: Optional name for the container.
+        ports: Ports to be exposed by the container. The port number will be
+            automatically assigned on the host, use
+            :code:`get_exposed_port(PORT)` method to get the port number on the host.
+        volumes: Volumes to mount into the container. Each entry should be a tuple with
+            three values: host path, container path and. mode (default 'ro').
+
     .. doctest::
 
         >>> from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
@@ -22,15 +34,37 @@ class DockerContainer:
         >>> with DockerContainer("hello-world") as container:
         ...    delay = wait_for_logs(container, "Hello from Docker!")
     """
-    def __init__(self, image: str, docker_client_kw: Optional[dict] = None, **kwargs) -> None:
-        self.env = {}
-        self.ports = {}
-        self.volumes = {}
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        image: str,
+        docker_client_kw: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        command: Optional[str] = None,
+        env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        ports: Optional[List[int]] = None,
+        volumes: Optional[List[Tuple[str, str, str]]] = None,
+        **kwargs
+    ) -> None:
+
         self.image = image
         self._docker = DockerClient(**(docker_client_kw or {}))
+
+        self._command = command
+
+        self.env = env or {}
+
+        self._name = name
+
+        self.ports = {}
+        if ports:
+            self.with_exposed_ports(*ports)
+
+        self.volumes = {}
+        if volumes:
+            for vol in volumes:
+                self.with_volume_mapping(*vol)
+
         self._container = None
-        self._command = None
-        self._name = None
         self._kwargs = kwargs
 
     def with_env(self, key: str, value: str) -> 'DockerContainer':
diff --git a/core/tests/test_core.py b/core/tests/test_core.py
index 5a6663502..85b203d1e 100644
--- a/core/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/core/tests/test_core.py
@@ -20,3 +20,24 @@ def test_can_get_logs():
         wait_for_logs(container, "Hello from Docker!")
         stdout, stderr = container.get_logs()
         assert stdout, 'There should be something on stdout'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "init_attr,init_value,class_attr,stored_value",
+    [
+        ("command", "ps", "_command", "ps"),
+        ("env", {"e1": "v1"}, "env", {"e1": "v1"}),
+        ("name", "foo-bar", "_name", "foo-bar"),
+        ("ports", [22, 80], "ports", {22: None, 80: None}),
+        (
+            "volumes",
+            [("/tmp", "/tmp2", "ro")],
+            "volumes",
+            {"/tmp": {"bind": "/tmp2", "mode": "ro"}},
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_attribute(init_attr, init_value, class_attr, stored_value):
+    """Test that the attributes set through the __init__ function are properly stored."""
+    with DockerContainer("ubuntu", **{init_attr: init_value}) as container:
+        assert getattr(container, class_attr) == stored_value