diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// 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": "Node.js & TypeScript",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:0-20",
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
+			"nodeGypDependencies": true,
+			"version": "lts"
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 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": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "yarn install",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ Feel free to add suggestions to Issues and submit pull requests for Issues that
 
 ## Developing
 
+### Prerequisites
+
+* (The latest stable version of Node)[https://nodejs.org/en/download]
+
+### Using a Dev Container
+
+If you don't want to install Node or other tools locally, or you have antivirus causing slowness on build, use the configured VS Dev Container.
+
+For more info on dev containers, visit (VS Code Dev Containers)[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers]
+
+### Running in dev mode
+
 Once you've cloned this project, you'll need to run `npm install` to grab all of the dependencies necessary.
 
 ```bash