Devontainer Template

Small devcontainer template with some quality of life tools and extensions already installed.

Installation

Prerequisites:

1. Docker:
   • Install on Windows
   • Install on Linux:
     • Official Docker Documentation
     • Some Blog Article for Ubuntu
2. VSCode:
   • Installation (crossplatform)
3. Remote Containers Extension for VSCode:
   • https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers

Steps to set up

1. If you have the remote-container extension installed and open this repository in vscode, this prompt will show up, asking you if you want to open the folder in a container. Click Reopen in Container and wait until the container finished building

   

• 1.1 If the prompt didn't show up, you can manually open the folder in a container by using CTRL + SHIFT + P, until the vscode command prompt shows up. In there, search for "Open folder in Container"

• 1.2 If your terminal looks like this after the container started:

  

  you are missing the Meslo LGS NF Font on your Computer. You can install it ...

  • ... on Linux:

    by running this script with the "install" argument:

    cd .devcontainer/fonts && ./install_fonts.sh install

    If this doesn't work, you can also manually open the files in fonts and click "install"

  • ... on Windows:

    by opening these files and clicking "install":

    • Meslo Regular
    • Meslo Bold Italic
    • Meslo Italic
    • Meslo Bold