diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ca9c711e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# NOTE: see https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-vscode-devcontainers
+ARG VARIANT="buster"
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/rust:1-${VARIANT}
+RUN sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y cmake
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab0943d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "Rust",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+    "args": { "VARIANT": "buster" }
+  },
+  "extensions": ["EditorConfig.EditorConfig"],
+  "remoteUser": "vscode"
+}
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 7de8d32ee..7d715a8a0 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ indent_size = 2
 
 [{Makefile,.SRCINFO}]
 indent_style = tab
+
+[*.json]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50081e8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "search.exclude": {
+    "**/node_modules": false,
+    "**/target": true
+  }
+}