diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:18
+
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get -y install chromium \
+    && apt-get -y install build-essential libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev libjpeg-dev libgif-dev librsvg2-dev
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/typescript-node
+{
+  "name": "Base Backstage Workspace",
+  "build": { "dockerfile": "Dockerfile" },
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/common-utils:1": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-from-docker:1": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/mkdocs:1": {}
+  },
+
+  // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+  // "features": {},
+
+  // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+  "forwardPorts": [3000, 7007],
+
+  // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+  "postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/postCreate.sh",
+
+  // Configure tool-specific properties.
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": ["Intility.vscode-backstage"]
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+  // "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+yarn install
+pip install mkdocs-techdocs-core
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ![Code style](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)
 [![Codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/backstage/backstage)](https://codecov.io/gh/backstage/backstage)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/backstage/backstage)](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases)
+[![VS Code Container](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=VS+Code&message=Container&logo=visualstudiocode&color=007ACC&logoColor=007ACC&labelColor=2C2C32)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode://ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers/cloneInVolume?url=https://github.com/backstage/backstage)
 
 ## What is Backstage?