diff --git a/.devcontainer/Containerfile b/.devcontainer/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5d208d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/nodejs-22:9.5-1730543890
+
+ARG USERNAME=default
+ARG NPM_GLOBAL=/usr/local/share/npm-global
+
+# Add NPM global to PATH.
+ENV PATH=${NPM_GLOBAL}/bin:${PATH}
+
+USER root
+
+RUN umask 0002 
+
+RUN groupadd npm && \
+    usermod -a -G npm ${USERNAME} && \
+    bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhysd/actionlint/main/scripts/download-actionlint.bash) && \
+    chown -R ${USERNAME}:npm /usr/local/ && \
+    mkdir -p /opt/app-root/src/.npm && chown -R ${USERNAME}:npm /opt/app-root/src/ && \
+    dnf install -y vim
+
+
+USER default
+
+RUN umask 0002 && \
+    mkdir -p ${NPM_GLOBAL} && \
+    touch /usr/local/etc/npmrc 
+
+USER root
+
+RUN chown ${USERNAME}:npm ${NPM_GLOBAL} /usr/local/etc/npmrc && \
+    chmod g+s ${NPM_GLOBAL}  && \
+    npm config -g set prefix ${NPM_GLOBAL} 
+
+USER default
+
+ARG NODE_MODULES="tslint-to-eslint-config typescript"
+RUN npm install -g eslint && \
+    npm install -g ${NODE_MODULES} && \
+    npm cache clean --force > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+WORKDIR /workspaces/ui
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["npm", "install"]
+
+EXPOSE 3000/tcp
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0d2203e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "instructlab-ui-devcontainer",
+  "image": "quay.io/instructlab-ui/devcontainer:latest",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Containerfile"
+  },
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker",
+        "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+        "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+        "DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint",
+        "ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "forwardPorts": [3000],
+  "mounts": [
+    "type=bind,source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/.env,target=/workspace/ui/.env,consistency=cached"
+  ],
+  "runArgs": ["-p", "3000:3000"]
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12c78583..d812a972 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ endif
 ILAB_KUBE_CONTEXT?=kind-instructlab-ui
 ILAB_KUBE_NAMESPACE?=instructlab
 ILAB_KUBE_CLUSTER_NAME?=instructlab-ui
+CONTAINER_ENGINE?=docker
+DEVCONTAINER_BINARY_EXISTS ?= $(shell command -v devcontainer)
 TAG=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
 ##@ Development - Helper commands for development
 .PHONY: md-lint
@@ -201,3 +203,42 @@ undeploy-prod-openshift: ## Undeploy production stack of the InstructLab UI on O
 	$(CMD_PREFIX) if [ -f ./deploy/k8s/overlays/openshift/prod/.env ]; then \
 		rm ./deploy/k8s/overlays/openshift/prod/.env ; \
 	fi
+
+.PHONY: check-dev-container-installed
+check-dev-container-installed:
+	@if [ -z "${DEVCONTAINER_BINARY_EXISTS}" ]; then \
+		echo "You do not have devcontainer installed, please isntall it!"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi;
+
+.PHONY: build-dev-container
+build-dev-container:
+	$(MAKE) check-dev-container-installed
+	devcontainer build --workspace-folder=./ --docker-path=${CONTAINER_ENGINE}
+
+.PHONY: start-dev-container
+start-dev-container:
+	$(MAKE) check-dev-container-installed
+	devcontainer up --workspace-folder=./ --docker-path=${CONTAINER_ENGINE}
+
+.PHONY: enter-dev-container
+enter-dev-container:
+	$(MAKE) check-dev-container-installed
+	devcontainer exec --workspace-folder=./ --docker-path=${CONTAINER_ENGINE} bash
+
+.PHONY: cycle-dev-container
+cycle-dev-container:
+	@image_id=$(shell ${CONTAINER_ENGINE} images | grep "quay.io/instructlab-ui/devcontainer" | awk '{print $$3}') && \
+	if [ -n "$$image_id" ]; then \
+		CONTAINER_IDS=$(shell ${CONTAINER_ENGINE} ps -a | grep "quay.io/instructlab-ui/devcontainer" | awk '{print $$1}') && \
+		if [ -n "$$CONTAINER_IDS" ]; then \
+			for CONTAINER_ID in "$$CONTAINER_IDS"; do \
+				echo "Stopping and removing container $$CONTAINER_ID of imageid $$image_id..."; \
+				${CONTAINER_ENGINE} rm "$$CONTAINER_ID" -f; \
+			done; \
+		fi; \
+		echo "removing image with id $$image_id and all containers using that image ..."; \
+		${CONTAINER_ENGINE} rmi $$image_id -f; \
+	fi;
+	$(MAKE) build-dev-container
+	$(MAKE) start-dev-container
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 05a70b9c..b18c55ee 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -252,6 +252,22 @@ The configuration for playwright tests is defined in `playwright.config` file an
 
 If you'd like to run a specific single test, use the following command with the appropriate folder path to your test. Example: `npx playwright test tests/routing.spec.ts`. To get a detailed report of the completed tests, run `npx playwright show-report` and you'll get a detailed view.
 
+### How to use the devcontainer
+
+** NOTE: requires the `devcontainer` binary
+
+A devcontainer is provided in case you don't want to or can't install these dependencies and tools into you local enviroment.
+Additionally, make commands have been provided to make it very easy to spin the environment up or down. To get setup,
+simple use the `make cycle-dev-container` target, which will check for existing versions of the devcontainer image,
+delete their pods and the image to ensure you have a clean start, build it from scratch and start the container.
+Alternatively you can use the `make build-dev-container`, `make start-dev-container` to buildand run the container respectively.
+After simply `make enter-dev-container` to exec into it.
+
+It is compatible with both `docker` and `podman` which you can set with the `CONTAINER_ENGINE` environment variable.
+The dev container will mount your local `.env` file into the workspace as well, so you can develop without having to
+reconstruct your settings. Currently the `devcontainer` does not support intelligent port reassigment, it is pinned
+to port `3000`.
+
 ## Updating the Sealed Secrets for the ArgoCD Application
 
 To update the sealed secret, you must communicate with the controller that lives in the `kube-system` namespace of the qa cluster.
@@ -271,4 +287,4 @@ to its correct location within this repo.
 
 ### Common issues
 
-- `error: cannot get sealed secret service: Unauthorized`: You must be signed in to the qa cluster to be able to communicate with the sealed secrets controller.
\ No newline at end of file
+- `error: cannot get sealed secret service: Unauthorized`: You must be signed in to the qa cluster to be able to communicate with the sealed secrets controller.