diff --git a/.devcontainer/.env.example b/.devcontainer/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f86be870a11f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+LOG_LEVEL="ERROR"
+STATIC_DIR=""
+DATABASE_HOSTNAME="localhost"
+DATABASE_CREDENTIALS="dispatch:dispatch"
+DISPATCH_ENCRYPTION_KEY="NJHDWDJ3PbHT8h"
+DISPATCH_JWT_SECRET="foo"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c79e86b29b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.9-bullseye
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
+ARG NODE_VERSION="16"
+RUN if [ "${NODE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then su vscode -c "umask 0002 && . /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} 2>&1"; fi
+
+# [Optional] If your requirements rarely change, uncomment this section to add them to the image.
+# COPY requirements.txt /tmp/pip-tmp/
+# RUN pip3 --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r /tmp/pip-tmp/requirements.txt \
+#    && rm -rf /tmp/pip-tmp
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends postgresql postgresql-contrib
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd8f55d6e59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Update the VARIANT arg in docker-compose.yml to pick a Python version
+{
+	"name": "Python 3 & PostgreSQL",
+	"dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+	"service": "app",
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/black:1": {},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/coverage-py:1": {},
+	},
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/implementors/features.
+	// "features": {},
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// This can be used to network with other containers or the host.
+	"forwardPorts": [
+		8000,
+		8080,
+		5432,
+		5555
+	],
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "./.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh"
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34ac06c574d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+
+    volumes:
+      - ../..:/workspaces:cached
+
+    # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
+    command: sleep infinity
+
+    # Runs app on the same network as the database container, allows "forwardPorts" in devcontainer.json function.
+    network_mode: service:db
+
+    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes.
+    # user: vscode
+
+    # Use "forwardPorts" in **devcontainer.json** to forward an app port locally.
+    # (Adding the "ports" property to this file will not forward from a Codespace.)
+  admin:
+    image: dpage/pgadmin4
+    environment:
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: dispatch@netflix.com
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: admin
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    network_mode: service:db
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: dispatch
+      POSTGRES_DB: dispatch
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dispatch
+
+    # Add "forwardPorts": ["5432"] to **devcontainer.json** to forward PostgreSQL locally.
+    # (Adding the "ports" property to this file will not forward from a Codespace.)
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-data:
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..891c4dfee9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+pip install -e /workspaces/dispatch
+npm install --prefix /workspaces/dispatch/src/dispatch/static/dispatch
+
+export LOG_LEVEL="ERROR"
+export STATIC_DIR=""
+export DATABASE_HOSTNAME="localhost"
+export DATABASE_CREDENTIALS="dispatch:dispatch"
+export DISPATCH_ENCRYPTION_KEY="NJHDWDJ3PbHT8h"
+export DISPATCH_JWT_SECRET="foo"
+dispatch database restore --dump-file /workspaces/dispatch/data/dispatch-sample-data.dump
+dispatch database upgrade
diff --git a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/package.json b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/package.json
index 33db248bf3bd..7d382d2b53c9 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/package.json
+++ b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "serve": "cross-env NODE_ENV=dev NODE_OPTIONS='--max-http-header-size=100000' vite --open",
+    "serve": "cross-env NODE_ENV=dev NODE_OPTIONS='--max-http-header-size=100000' vite",
     "preview": "vite preview --open --port 8080",
     "build": "vite build --out-dir dist",
     "lint": "eslint src",
diff --git a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/vite.config.js b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/vite.config.js
index 17bcb17e251a..dd3489652f27 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/vite.config.js
+++ b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/vite.config.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 8080,
     proxy: {
       "^/api": {
-        target: "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
+        target: "http://localhost:8000",
         ws: false,
         changeOrigin: true,
       },