diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..184f12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "k-stream node container",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:20",
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": ["esbenp.prettier-vscode"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a82119..8adffb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/.idea
-/.vscode
 /coverage
 /node_modules
 /dist
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..082bc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": ["ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers"]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2a266af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+  "[typescript]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+  }
+}