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/docker-existing-dockerfile
+{
+	"name": "MECAPS Dockerfile",
+	"build": {
+		// Sets the run context to one level up instead of the .devcontainer folder.
+		"context": "..",
+		"dockerfile": "../Dockerfile"
+	},
+
+	// Docker root-less Setup (use this in case your host runs root-less Docker)
+	// - changes container user from default user to root which maps to host user
+	// -> https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/#how-it-works
+	"containerUser": "root",
+
+	// X11 | Wayland Setup
+	// - mounts UDS directory to allow for running GUIs from inside the container
+	// - set environment variables non-statically (using `remoteEnv` instead of `containerEnv`)
+
+	//// X11 (use this in case your host runs X11)
+	"mounts": [ "source=/tmp/.X11-unix/,target=/tmp/.X11-unix/,type=bind" ],
+	"remoteEnv": {
+		"DISPLAY": "${localEnv:DISPLAY}",
+		"XDG_RUNTIME_DIR": "/run/user/${localEnv:UID}"
+	},
+
+	//// Wayland (use this in case your host runs Wayland)
+	// "mounts": [ "source=${localEnv:XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/${localEnv:WAYLAND_DISPLAY},target=/tmp/${localEnv:WAYLAND_DISPLAY},type=bind" ],
+	// "remoteEnv": {
+	// 	"QT_QPA_PLATFORM": "wayland",
+	// 	"WAYLAND_DISPLAY": "${localEnv:WAYLAND_DISPLAY}",
+	// 	"XDG_RUNTIME_DIR": "/tmp"
+	// },
+	
+
+	"customizations": {
+		"vscode": {
+			"extensions": [
+				"llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd",
+				"ms-vscode.cmake-tools",
+                "ms-vscode.cpptools",
+				"Slint.slint",
+				"vadimcn.vscode-lldb"
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update --quiet && \
+    apt-get install --assume-yes \
+    # minimal build essentials
+    cmake \
+    curl \
+    g++ \
+    gdb \
+    git \
+    ninja-build \
+    wget \
+    # mecaps / kdutils specific pkgs
+    libcurlpp-dev \
+    libmosquittopp-dev \
+    libwayland-dev \
+    wayland-scanner++ \
+    wayland-protocols \
+    # slint specific pkgs
+    libfontconfig-dev \
+    libxcb-shape0-dev \
+    libxcb-xfixes0-dev \
+    libxcb-xkb-dev \
+    libxkbcommon-dev \
+    libxkbcommon-x11-dev \
+    qtbase5-dev
+
+# Install slint from binary
+ARG SLINT_VERSION=1.7.0
+ENV SLINT_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/src/slint
+WORKDIR $SLINT_INSTALL_DIR
+RUN wget --quiet -O - https://github.com/slint-ui/slint/releases/download/v$SLINT_VERSION/Slint-cpp-$SLINT_VERSION-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xvzf - --strip-components=1
+
+# Set CMake prefix path
+ENV CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$SLINT_INSTALL_DIR
+
+# Add non-root user and set as default user
+ARG USERNAME=vscode
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
+RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
+    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME
+    # [Optional] If you need to install software after connecting.
+    # && apt-get update \
+    # && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    # && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    # && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME
+
+USER $USERNAME