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A curated list of awesome tools and resources about dev containers for common programming languages and technology stacks to boost your developer productivity 🚀

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  • aicontainer

    A CLI that drops a sandboxed dev container into any project for running AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex) in auto-approve mode, with filesystem isolation, a filtered Docker socket, and an opt-in outbound firewall.

  • crib

    A lean devcontainer runner that shells out to Docker/Podman. Single binary, no SSH, just

  • decolint

    A linter for Dev Container definitions, Features, and Templates, with checks for correctness, security, and reproducibility.

  • devcontainer-build-run

    A GitHub action and Azure DevOps task aimed at making it easier to re-use a Visual Studio Code devcontainer in a GitHub workflow or Azure DevOps pipeline.

  • Devsy

    Accelerate engineering velocity with Devsy, a workspace management tool for deploying devcontainers on Docker, Kubernetes, cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, and more), and SSH remote hosts.

  • KubeStellar Console

    Multi-cluster Kubernetes dashboard with AI-powered operations, real-time observability, and CNCF project integrations across edge and cloud clusters.

Samples

  • C++ imageC/C++

    Develop C++ applications on Linux. Includes Debian C++ build tools (maintained by Microsoft).

  • Go Dev ContainerGo

    Ultimate Go development container for Visual Studio Code.

  • Go imageGo

    Develop Go based applications. Includes appropriate runtime args, Go, common tools, extensions, and dependencies (maintained by Microsoft).

  • Java imageJava

    Develop Java applications. Includes the JDK and Java extensions (maintained by Microsoft).

  • .NET image.NET

    Develop C# and .NET based applications. Includes all needed SDKs, extensions, and dependencies (maintained by Microsoft).

  • Node.js image w/ JavaScriptNode.js

    Develop Node.js based applications. Includes Node.js, eslint, nvm, and yarn (maintained by Microsoft).

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