The Visual Studio Code Dev Containers extension lets you use a container as a full-featured development environment. It allows you to open any folder inside (or mounted into) a container and …

If you are a developer and have experience with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) or Docker, then it's probably time you look at development containers (dev containers). This readme is intended to assist …

Oct 13, 2025 · Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) solve this elegantly — by letting you develop inside a containerized environment configured specifically for your project. This article walks …

Get, create, and configure a container-based development environment with the Visual Studio Code Dev Containers extension.

Dec 10, 2025 · In this document, we'll go through the steps for creating a development (dev) container in VS Code: Create a devcontainer.json, which describes how VS Code should start the container and …

Jul 29, 2025 · Ensure you are connected to your Dev Container (Visual Studio Code window says “ (Dev Container)” in the bottom-left). Command Palette -> “Dev Containers: Rebuild Container”. This will …

This tutorial walks you through running Visual Studio Code in a Docker container using the Dev Containers extension. You need no prior knowledge of Docker to complete this tutorial.

For example, you can add VS Code extensions, install additional tools, or define commands to automatically run when the container starts. By default, the container uses a pre-built Docker image, …

Develop with a consistent, easily reproducible toolchain on the same operating system you deploy to. Quickly swap between different, separate development environments and safely make updates …

Jan 26, 2021 · We'll show you how to get, create, and configure a container-based development environment with the VS Code Remote - Containers extension. By the end of this series, you'll be able …