VSCode typescript-node devcontainer

Bootstrap a minimal typescript-node devcontainer for vscode in minutes

Content

• Based on Microsoft's devcontainer image Node.js & TypeScript (Debian 16-bullseye)
• Workspace Explorer v2.3.0
  a VSCode extension to help manage workspaces inside the devcontainer
• Github CLI v2.9.0

Pre-requisites

You already have installed the following on your development computer:

• Docker or Docker desktop
• VSCode and the Remote-Development extension pack, or at least the remote-containers extension.

Installation

1. In VS-Code execute the command Remote-Containers: Clone Repository in Named Container Volume...
   1. Clone this repository from URL jpbourgeon/devcontainer-ts
   2. Create a new volume with a meaningful name
   3. Leave the target folder name untouched (this is important for the post-create script execution).
2. Rename the docker image docker container rename CURRENT_NAME NEW_NAME
3. Configure the Github CLI gh auth login
4. Add your project's repository to the /workspaces folder. You may duplicate the template repository from jpbourgeon/devcontainer-repository. It provides you with a basic code workspace and an empty installation script to get started.
   Hint : you can host multiple projects in the same devcontainer !

Updates

To update the devcontainer to the latest version:

1. Attach VSCode to the devcontainer
2. Open the terminal and cd /workspaces/devcontainer-ts
3. git pull the latest commit on the main branch
4. From the Remote explorer panel, right click on the devcontainer-ts container and select Rebuild container