diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "containerEnv": {
+    "TZ": ""
+  },
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+    "context": ".."
+  },
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "bajdzis.vscode-database", // Supports connections to mysql or postgres, over SSL, socked
+        "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint", // Markdown linting
+        "eamodio.gitlens", // IDE Git information
+        "github.copilot", // AI code completion
+        "github.vscode-pull-request-github", // Github interaction
+        "golang.go", // Go language support
+        "Gruntfuggly.todo-tree", // Highlights TODO comments
+        "IBM.output-colorizer", // Colorize your output/test logs
+        "mohsen1.prettify-json", // Prettify JSON data
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker", // Docker integration and linting
+        "nefrob.vscode-just-syntax", // Justfile syntax highlighting
+        "quicktype.quicktype", // Paste JSON as code
+        "redhat.vscode-yaml", // Kubernetes, Drone syntax highlighting
+        "shardulm94.trailing-spaces", // Show trailing spaces
+        "stkb.rewrap", // rewrap comments after n characters on one line
+        "vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons" // Better file extension icons
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "forwardPorts": [
+    3000
+  ],
+  "initializeCommand": "bash -c 'for i in $HOME/.inputrc; do [ -f $i ] || touch $i; done'",
+  "mounts": [
+    "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.ssh,target=/root/.ssh,type=bind",
+    "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.inputrc,target=/root/.inputrc,type=bind",
+    // Docker socket to access the host Docker server
+    {
+      "source": "/var/run/docker.sock",
+      "target": "/var/run/docker.sock",
+      "type": "bind"
+    }
+  ],
+  "postCreateCommand": "pants run cmd/greeter_en"
+}
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM docker.io/golang:1.24.9-trixie
+# install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+  apt-get install -y \
+  build-essential \
+  zsh \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# install just
+# install Pants
+COPY get-pants.sh /tmp/get-pants.sh
+RUN bash /tmp/get-pants.sh --bin-dir /usr/local/bin && \
+  export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH" && \
+  git clone --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh && \
+  cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc && \
+  chsh -s /bin/zsh
+CMD [ "/bin/zsh" ]
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