Simplify Your Development Setup With Dockerized VS Code

As a developer, setting up a consistent and reproducible development environment across different machines can be a challenge. This is especially true when working on multiple projects with different dependencies and configurations. To address this issue, I’ve created a setup that allows you to run Visual Studio Code (VS Code) in a Docker container, providing a consistent and isolated development environment that can be easily shared and replicated.

Introducing dockerised-vscode

The dockerised-vscode repository is the core of this setup. It provides a Docker image configured to run VS Code in a container, allowing you to work in a controlled environment that can be easily replicated. Here are some of the key benefits:

• Pre-configured Development Environment: This image includes all the necessary dependencies and extensions for a seamless coding experience.
• Consistency: By using this setup, you ensure that your development environment remains consistent across different machines, eliminating the common “it works on my machine” problem.
• Isolation: Running VS Code in a Docker container provides an isolated environment, reducing the risk of conflicts between different projects or dependencies.

Example

services:
  code:
    image: pixnyb/code
    hostname: code
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    environment:
      - GIT_GLOBAL_USER_NAME=PixNyb
      - [email protected]
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro

To get started, you can check out the dockerised-vscode repository and follow the instructions in the README.