diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..211cc72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM node:21-alpine3.19
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+                git \
+                nano\
+                openssh \
+                py3-pip
+ENV USER node
+USER $USER
+# python packages (as mkdocs) are installed in the user's home directory
+# but we need them to be accessible from $PATH
+ENV PATH="$PATH:/home/$USER/.local/bin"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d96d265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "Pi-hole doc devcontainer",
+  "dockerFile": "Dockerfile",
+    // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+    "postCreateCommand": "sh .devcontainer/post-create.sh",
+    "customizations": {
+      // Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+        "vscode": {
+          "settings": {},
+          "extensions": [
+            "eamodio.gitlens",
+            "EditorConfig.EditorConfig",
+            "github.vscode-github-actions",
+            "DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint"
+
+          ]
+        }
+    },
+  "containerEnv": {
+    "GIT_EDITOR": "nano"
+  },
+  "mounts": [
+    "type=bind,source=/home/${localEnv:USER}/.ssh,target=/home/node/.ssh,readonly"
+  ],
+  "forwardPorts": [8000]
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c9b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+npm install
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages --no-warn-script-location
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8fc6096..94c7ebb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "linkinator": "^6.0.4",
-        "markdownlint-cli2": "0.12.1"
+        "markdownlint-cli2": "^0.12.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@isaacs/cliui": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2fc133b..c597d3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
     "build": "mkdocs build --clean",
     "markdownlint": "markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\" \"!**/node_modules/**\"",
     "linkinator": "npm run build && linkinator site --recurse --silent --skip \"^(?!http://localhost)\"",
-    "test": "npm run markdownlint && npm run linkinator"
+    "test": "npm run markdownlint && npm run linkinator",
+    "serve": "mkdocs serve --dev-addr 0.0.0.0:8000"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "linkinator": "^6.0.4",
-    "markdownlint-cli2": "0.12.1"
+    "markdownlint-cli2": "^0.12.0"
   }
 }