diff --git a/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78975159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
+
+########################################################################################
+# Dev image is used for development and cicd.
+########################################################################################
+
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} as dev
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#   To install Python applications.
+    pipx \
+    && apt-get clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Config pipx
+ENV PIPX_HOME=/usr/local/pipx
+ENV PIPX_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin
+
+# Install pdm
+RUN pipx install pdm
+
+########################################################################################
+# Build image is an intermediate image used for building the project.
+########################################################################################
+
+FROM dev as build
+
+# Copy necessary files for build.
+COPY pyproject.toml pdm.lock README.md /workspace/
+COPY src/ /workspace/src
+COPY .git/ /workspace/.git
+
+# Install dependencies and project into the local packages directory.
+WORKDIR /workspace
+RUN mkdir __pypackages__ && pdm sync --prod --no-editable
+
+########################################################################################
+# Prod image is used for deployment and distribution.
+########################################################################################
+
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim as prod
+
+# NOTE: python docker image has env `PYTHON_VERSION` but with patch version.
+# ARG is used here for temporary override without changing the original env.
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
+
+# Retrieve packages from build stage.
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/workspace/pkgs
+COPY --from=build /workspace/__pypackages__/${PYTHON_VERSION}/lib /workspace/pkgs
+
+# Retrieve executables from build stage.
+COPY --from=build /workspace/__pypackages__/${PYTHON_VERSION}/bin/* /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Set command to run the cli by default.
+CMD ["ss-python-cli"]
diff --git a/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c600e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "build": {
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "${localEnv:PYTHON_VERSION}"
+        },
+        "cacheFrom": "ghcr.io/serious-scaffold/ss-python:dev-py${localEnv:PYTHON_VERSION}",
+        "context": "../../..",
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+        "target": "dev"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1458c8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: DevContainer Prebuild
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+jobs:
+  devcontainer_prebuild:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+      - env:
+          PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
+        with:
+          imageName: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+          imageTag: dev-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          push: always
+          subFolder: .devcontainer/prebuild
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version:
+          - '3.8'
+          - '3.9'
+          - '3.10'
+          - '3.11'
+          - '3.12'
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - .devcontainer/prebuild/**
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8813d434..fca30561 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 stages:
+  - build
   - ci
   - release
 default:
-  image: python:3.12
+  image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:dev-py3.12
 include: .gitlab/ci/**.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/ci.yml
index 9db4227d..b41ff8ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ci:
         coverage_format: cobertura
         path: coverage.xml
   coverage: /(?i)total.*? (100(?:\.0+)?\%|[1-9]?\d(?:\.\d+)?\%)$/
-  image: python:$PYTHON_VERSION
+  image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:dev-py${PYTHON_VERSION}
   interruptible: true
   only:
     - main
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/devcontainer.yml b/.gitlab/ci/devcontainer.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd4e1e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/devcontainer.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+devcontainer-prebuild:
+  image: docker:latest
+  interruptible: true
+  only:
+    - main
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - PYTHON_VERSION:
+          - '3.8'
+          - '3.9'
+          - '3.10'
+          - '3.11'
+          - '3.12'
+  script:
+    - apk add --update nodejs npm python3 make g++
+    - npm install -g @devcontainers/cli
+    - docker login -u ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} -p ${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD} ${CI_REGISTRY}
+    - |
+      devcontainer build \
+        --image-name ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:dev-py${PYTHON_VERSION} \
+        --push true \
+        --workspace-folder .devcontainer/prebuild/
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
+  stage: build
+  variables:
+    DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: /certs
+    PYTHON_VERSION: ${PYTHON_VERSION}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index edbfc016..52554fc4 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     "cobertura",
     "deepclean",
     "deflist",
+    "devcontainer",
+    "devcontainers",
     "elif",
     "endmacro",
     "epub",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
     "pathjoin",
     "pipenv",
     "pipx",
+    "prebuild",
     "pycache",
     "pydantic",
     "pyproject",
diff --git a/template/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/Dockerfile.jinja b/template/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/Dockerfile.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf76d4ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/Dockerfile.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION={{ default_py }}
+
+########################################################################################
+# Dev image is used for development and cicd.
+########################################################################################
+
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} as dev
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#   To install Python applications.
+    pipx \
+    && apt-get clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Config pipx
+ENV PIPX_HOME=/usr/local/pipx
+ENV PIPX_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin
+
+# Install pdm
+RUN pipx install pdm
+
+########################################################################################
+# Build image is an intermediate image used for building the project.
+########################################################################################
+
+FROM dev as build
+
+# Copy necessary files for build.
+COPY pyproject.toml pdm.lock README.md /workspace/
+COPY src/ /workspace/src
+COPY .git/ /workspace/.git
+
+# Install dependencies and project into the local packages directory.
+WORKDIR /workspace
+RUN mkdir __pypackages__ && pdm sync --prod --no-editable
+
+########################################################################################
+# Prod image is used for deployment and distribution.
+########################################################################################
+
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim as prod
+
+# NOTE: python docker image has env `PYTHON_VERSION` but with patch version.
+# ARG is used here for temporary override without changing the original env.
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION={{ default_py }}
+
+# Retrieve packages from build stage.
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/workspace/pkgs
+COPY --from=build /workspace/__pypackages__/${PYTHON_VERSION}/lib /workspace/pkgs
+
+# Retrieve executables from build stage.
+COPY --from=build /workspace/__pypackages__/${PYTHON_VERSION}/bin/* /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Set command to run the cli by default.
+CMD ["ss-python-cli"]
diff --git a/template/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/template/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c600e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/.devcontainer/prebuild/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "build": {
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "${localEnv:PYTHON_VERSION}"
+        },
+        "cacheFrom": "ghcr.io/serious-scaffold/ss-python:dev-py${localEnv:PYTHON_VERSION}",
+        "context": "../../..",
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+        "target": "dev"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/template/.vscode/settings.json b/template/.vscode/settings.json
index edbfc016..52554fc4 100644
--- a/template/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/template/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     "cobertura",
     "deepclean",
     "deflist",
+    "devcontainer",
+    "devcontainers",
     "elif",
     "endmacro",
     "epub",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
     "pathjoin",
     "pipenv",
     "pipx",
+    "prebuild",
     "pycache",
     "pydantic",
     "pyproject",
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67ac12ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[% from pathjoin("includes", "version_compare.jinja") import version_between -%]
+name: DevContainer Prebuild
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: {{ '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}' }}
+jobs:
+  devcontainer_prebuild:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          password: {{ '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' }}
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: {{ '${{ github.actor }}' }}
+      - env:
+          PYTHON_VERSION: {{ '${{ matrix.python-version }}' }}
+        uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
+        with:
+          imageName: ghcr.io/{{ '${{ github.repository }}' }}
+          imageTag: dev-py{{ '${{ matrix.python-version }}' }}
+          push: always
+          subFolder: .devcontainer/prebuild
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version:
+[%- if version_between("3.8", min_py, max_py) %]
+          - '3.8'
+[%- endif %]
+[%- if version_between("3.9", min_py, max_py) %]
+          - '3.9'
+[%- endif %]
+[%- if version_between("3.10", min_py, max_py) %]
+          - '3.10'
+[%- endif %]
+[%- if version_between("3.11", min_py, max_py) %]
+          - '3.11'
+[%- endif %]
+[%- if version_between("3.12", min_py, max_py) %]
+          - '3.12'
+[%- endif %]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - .devcontainer/prebuild/**
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja
index 1b0c8473..6ddd0c1d 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja	
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 stages:
+  - build
   - ci
   - release
 default:
-  image: python:{{ default_py }}
+  image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:dev-py{{ default_py }}
 include: .gitlab/ci/**.yml
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/ci.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/ci.yml.jinja
index f5d13c3f..8f6d23eb 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/ci.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/ci.yml.jinja	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ci:
         coverage_format: cobertura
         path: coverage.xml
   coverage: /(?i)total.*? (100(?:\.0+)?\%|[1-9]?\d(?:\.\d+)?\%)$/
-  image: python:$PYTHON_VERSION
+  image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:dev-py${PYTHON_VERSION}
   interruptible: true
   only:
     - main
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/devcontainer.yml b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/devcontainer.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd4e1e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/ci/devcontainer.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+devcontainer-prebuild:
+  image: docker:latest
+  interruptible: true
+  only:
+    - main
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - PYTHON_VERSION:
+          - '3.8'
+          - '3.9'
+          - '3.10'
+          - '3.11'
+          - '3.12'
+  script:
+    - apk add --update nodejs npm python3 make g++
+    - npm install -g @devcontainers/cli
+    - docker login -u ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} -p ${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD} ${CI_REGISTRY}
+    - |
+      devcontainer build \
+        --image-name ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:dev-py${PYTHON_VERSION} \
+        --push true \
+        --workspace-folder .devcontainer/prebuild/
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
+  stage: build
+  variables:
+    DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: /certs
+    PYTHON_VERSION: ${PYTHON_VERSION}