diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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--- /dev/null
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/base:ubuntu
+
+RUN sudo apt update && \
+    sudo apt install -y \
+        autoconf \
+        automake \
+        build-essential \
+        cmake \
+        libtool \
+        pkg-config \
+        nasm \
+        zlib1g-dev \
+        libvorbis-dev \
+        libx264-dev \
+        libx265-dev \
+        libxml2-dev \
+        python3-pip \
+        python3-virtualenv
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+  },
+  "name": "pyav",
+  "forwardPorts": [],
+  "appPort": [],
+  "privileged": true,
+  "mounts": [],
+  "containerEnv": {},
+  "runArgs": [],
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {},
+      "extensions": []
+    }
+  }
+}