A support framework for using .devcontainer on Linux desktops. Let's start
with Buildah + Podman + Builder, but the project is open to contributions for
other IDE integrations.
This example assumes a working Podman installation, which exists out of the box on Fedora Silverblue but is also available on many distributions and platforms.
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Install this utility:
pip install devpod -
Clone Microsoft's PHP sample repository and make it the working directory:
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-try-php.git cd vscode-remote-try-php/ -
In
.devcontainer/devcontainer.json, uncomment thepostCreateCommanddirective and ensure there's a comma at the end of the line if not yet fixed.
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Build the container and launch:
devpod run --launch
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Edit
index.phpin your IDE and reload the page in your Browser to see changes.
These instructions should work out of the box on Fedora Silverblue 33+.
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Install this utility (choosing an alternative to
piplikepipxif you like):pip install devpod
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In the CLI, change to the parent directory of
.devcontainerfor your project. -
Run the utility (which will delete any container with the same name as your project directory):
devpod run --launch # Will open a browser to forwarded ports.
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The
launchcommand should list any open ports at the end of the process, but you can also list them using Podman directly:podman port --latest
These instructions have been tested on Fedora Silverblue 33 but are probably adaptable to other setups.
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Install Python package tooling (using a Toolbox if desired):
sudo dnf install poetry pipx -
Clone the DevPod code and make it your working directory.
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Build and (re)install the utility for global use:
rm -rf dist/ && poetry build && pipx install --force dist/devpod-*.tar.gz -
The
devpodcommand should now be globally available to your user, even outside of any Toolbox.