# microsoft/vscode-dev-containers

NOTE: Most of the contents of this repository have been migrated to the new devcontainers GitHub org (https://github.com/devcontainers). See https://github.com/devcontainers/template-starter and https://github.com/devcontainers/feature-starter for information on creating your own!

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-dev-containers
Homepage: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode, codespaces, vs, containers, devcontainer, devcontainers, docker, remote, visual-studio-code, remote-development, dev-containers, github, github-codespaces, visual-studio-codespaces
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-30T01:20:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2858, "days_push": 1008, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4743, forks 1368 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.842128+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of Dev Container definition templates and images for setting up containerized development environments with VS Code and GitHub Codespaces. The repository was archived in November 2023 and its contents migrated to the devcontainers GitHub organization as part of the open Dev Container specification.

## Use cases
- set up a containerized dev environment for vscode
- find dev container templates for my project
- configure github codespaces for a repository
- create a reproducible docker-based development stack
- use dev containers with wsl or a remote machine

## When to choose
- you need historical reference for the original Microsoft dev container definitions
- you are tracing the origin of the Dev Container specification

## When to avoid
- you want maintained dev container templates, features, or images - use the devcontainers org repos instead
- you want to publish new templates or features - self-publish via devcontainers/template-starter or feature-starter
- you need support or bug fixes - the repo is archived and inactive

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: abandoned
- function: container-runtime, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, editor-plugin
- tags: dev-containers, vscode, github-codespaces, remote-development, archived, deprecated, development-environments, containers, devops, docker

## Member repositories
- microsoft/vscode-dev-containers (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.842128+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:57.126507+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.842128+00:00, sha 5c8234e1ffc6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.