diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d46bb5c1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.203.0/containers/dotnet/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
+
+# [Choice] .NET version: 6.0, 5.0, 3.1, 6.0-bullseye, 5.0-bullseye, 3.1-bullseye, 6.0-focal, 5.0-focal, 3.1-focal
+ARG VARIANT="6.0-bullseye-slim"
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/dotnet:0-${VARIANT}
+
+# [Choice] Node.js version: none, lts/*, 16, 14, 12, 10
+ARG NODE_VERSION="none"
+RUN if [ "${NODE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then su vscode -c "umask 0002 && . /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} 2>&1"; fi
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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index 0000000000..9d893ed07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.203.0/containers/dotnet
+{
+	"name": "C# (.NET)",
+	"runArgs": [
+		"--init"
+	],
+	"build": {
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+		"args": {
+			// Update 'VARIANT' to pick a .NET Core version: 3.1, 5.0, 6.0
+			// Append -bullseye or -focal to pin to an OS version.
+			"VARIANT": "6.0",
+			// Options
+			"NODE_VERSION": "none"
+		}
+	},
+	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+	"extensions": [
+		"ms-dotnettools.csharp"
+	],
+	"settings": {
+		"omnisharp.enableRoslynAnalyzers": true,
+		"omnisharp.enableEditorConfigSupport": true,
+	},
+	"onCreateCommand": "bash -i ${containerWorkspaceFolder}/.devcontainer/scripts/container-creation.sh",
+	// Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
+}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/container-creation.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/container-creation.sh
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index 0000000000..f6431ff720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/container-creation.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+## build repository, so ready to work. 
+dotnet build 
+
+## Add .NET Dev Certs to environment to facilitate debugging
+dotnet dev-certs https
+
+exit
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b3970293c1..b354350d1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ obj/
 .packages/
 .tools/
 .vs/
-.vscode/
 node_modules/
 BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
 .gradle/
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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index 0000000000..830e9d18ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "type": "pickString",
+      "default": "./examples/FluentUI.Demo.Client",
+      "options": [
+        "FluentUI.Demo.Server",
+        "FluentUI.Demo.Client"
+      ],
+      "id": "projectSelection",
+      "description": "Select project",
+    }
+  ],
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "Build library",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "dotnet build",
+      "group": "build",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "new"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Run samples",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "dotnet run --project ${workspaceFolder}/examples/${input:projectSelection}/${input:projectSelection}.csproj",
+      "group": "build",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "new"
+      }
+    },
+  ]
+}
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