diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf860ae11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/go
+{
+	"name": "evcc",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/go:1-1.23-bookworm",
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-outside-of-docker:1": {
+			"moby": true,
+			"installDockerBuildx": true,
+			"version": "latest",
+			"dockerDashComposeVersion": "v2"
+		},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
+			"nodeGypDependencies": true,
+			"installYarnUsingApt": true,
+			"version": "latest",
+			"pnpmVersion": "latest",
+			"nvmVersion": "latest"
+		}
+	},
+	"postCreateCommand": "make install-ui && make install",
+	"customizations": {
+		"vscode": {
+			"extensions": [
+				"esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+				"octref.vetur"
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a752a11bc..0e9fef08c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __debug_bin*
 *.py
 *.log
 *.json
+!.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
 *.yaml
 !templates/**/*.yaml
 !templates/**/*-schema.json
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f603f78a0..a4c9406c7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 Developing evcc requires [Go][1] 1.23 and [Node][2] 22. We recommend VSCode with the [Go](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=golang.Go), [Prettier](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=esbenp.prettier-vscode) and [Vetur](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=octref.vetur) extensions.
 
+Alternatively, if you use VS Code and [devcontainers](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers), you can use the "Dev containers: Clone repository in container volume" action. This will create a devcontainer with the required toolchain and install the prerequisites as explained below. Wait until the startup log says "Done. Press any key to close the terminal." and check for any errors.
+
 We use linters (golangci-lint, Prettier) to keep a coherent source code formatting. It's recommended to use the format-on-save feature of your editor. You can manually reformat your code by running:
 
 ```sh