Development Container Environment

A fully-featured development container based on Fedora, providing a complete IDE setup with OpenVSCode Server and various development tools. This container is designed for cloud-native development with built-in support for Rust, Node.js, Java, and container orchestration tools.

Features

IDE & Editor Support

• OpenVSCode Server (v1.93.1)
• NvChad (Neovim configuration)
• Pre-installed VS Code extensions for:
  • Rust development
  • YAML editing
  • Tailwind CSS
  • TOML support
  • WakaTime tracking
  • Jupyter notebooks
  • AI assistance (Continue.ai)

Programming Languages & Runtimes

• Rust (latest stable)
  • cargo-watch
  • diesel_cli (with PostgreSQL and MySQL support)
• Node.js
• Bun runtime
• Java (Latest OpenJDK)
• Python 3
• GCC & Clang compilers

Cloud & Container Tools

• Podman
• OKD Client (v4.13.0)
• Helm
• Container development tools

Database Support

• MariaDB client and development libraries
• PostgreSQL client and development libraries
• Diesel CLI with MySQL and PostgreSQL support

Additional Tools

• Git
• ImageMagick
• FFmpeg
• OpenSSL
• Ripgrep
• Starship prompt

Usage

Building the Container

podman build -t dev-environment .
# or using Docker
docker build -t dev-environment .

Running the Container

podman run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v "${PWD}:/home/codium/workspace" \
  --name dev-env \
  dev-environment

After starting the container, access the VS Code Server interface at http://localhost:3000

Environment Variables

• PORT: Web interface port (default: 3000)
• HOME: User home directory (default: /home/codium)
• EDITOR/VISUAL: Set to 'code' for VS Code Server
• LANG and LC_ALL: Set to C.UTF-8

Security Considerations

• The container runs as a non-root user (UID 1001)
• Supports OpenShift's security model (random UID with GID 0)
• Compatible with rootless container deployments
• Supported UID:GID combinations:
  • UID=1001 && GID=0
  • UID= && GID=0
  • UID=1001 && GID=

Customization

Shell Configuration

• Uses Starship prompt for enhanced terminal experience
• Includes bash completion for various tools:
  • OKD (oc)
  • Helm
  • Diesel
  • Rustup
  • Cargo

Font Support

• Includes Fira Code fonts for improved coding experience

Development Workflow

1. Mount your project directory to /home/codium/workspace
2. Access the web IDE through your browser
3. Use integrated terminal for command-line operations
4. Leverage pre-installed development tools and extensions

Notes

• The container runs without a connection token for easier development access
• SSH agent is automatically started and configured
• Container is configured for cloud-native development workflows
• Multimedia codecs and development libraries are pre-installed

Technical Details

Base Image: fedora:latest Exposed Port: 3000 Working Directory: /home/codium Default User: codium (UID: 1001)