diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:10
+
+# Configure apt
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends apt-utils 2>&1
+
+# Verify git and process tools are installed
+RUN apt-get install -y git procps
+
+# Install yarn
+RUN apt-get install -y curl apt-transport-https lsb-release \
+    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add - 2>/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends yarn
+
+# Clean up
+RUN apt-get autoremove -y \
+    && apt-get clean -y \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=dialog
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "name": "xterm.js",
+  "dockerFile": "Dockerfile",
+  "appPort": 3000,
+  "extensions": [
+    "editorconfig.editorconfig",
+    "ms-vscode.vscode-typescript-tslint-plugin"
+  ]
+}