diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/python
+{
+	"name": "Sphinx AutoAPI",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:0-3.11",
+
+    // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+    },
+
+    // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "pip3 install ."
+}
diff --git a/docs/changes/+0b0b82e4.misc b/docs/changes/+0b0b82e4.misc
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+Added a basic dev container
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