diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..337163c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"name": "Python 3",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.12-bullseye"
+}
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90e0456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/code/README.md b/code/README.md
index aaa1f86..dcf7c08 100644
--- a/code/README.md
+++ b/code/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Virtual Environment Setup
 
-#### MacOS & Linux
+#### MacOS, Linux and GitHub CodeSpaces
 
 ```console
 $ python3 -m venv env 
@@ -43,4 +43,11 @@ pytest ./deploy/tests/test_main.py
 ```
 python -m http.server 5000
 ```
+### Special Instructions for GitHub CodeSpaces
+
+If you are running on GitHub CodeSpaces, you will need to change the API_URL variable in the index.html to the URL assigned to your CodeSpace. 
+
+For example, instead of `const API_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:8000';`, change to `const API_URL = 'https://opulent-space-acorn-4q4pjwgv9wv27wx-8000.app.github.dev';`
+
+Refer to this [guide](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/developing-in-a-codespace/forwarding-ports-in-your-codespace) for more details