diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 2c87c37..e30a152 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
       "context": ".."
     },
     "remoteEnv": {
-      "MIX_ENV": "dev"
+      "MIX_ENV": "dev",
+      "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${localEnv:GITHUB_TOKEN}"
     },
     "customizations": {
       "vscode": {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
       }
     },
     "postCreateCommand": "mix deps.get",
-    "postStartCommand": "/bin/sh /workspace/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh",
+    "postStartCommand": "mix post_start",
     "mounts": [
       "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind",
       "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.gitconfig,target=/root/.gitconfig,type=bind,consistency=cached",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1480e8f..0000000
--- a/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-echo "Starting post-start configuration..."
-
-# 1. Load Environment Variables from `.env`
-if [ -f .env ]; then
-    export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
-    echo "Environment variables loaded from .env"
-else
-    echo "No .env file found. Falling back to defaults."
-fi
-
-# 2. Configure Git User
-echo "Applying user Git configuration..."
-
-# Load user.name from gitconfig, .env, or fallback to "Unknown User"
-GIT_USER_NAME=$(git config --global user.name || echo "${GIT_USER_NAME:-Unknown User}")
-git config --global user.name "$GIT_USER_NAME"
-
-# Load user.email from gitconfig, .env, or fallback to "unknown@example.com"
-GIT_USER_EMAIL=$(git config --global user.email || echo "${GIT_USER_EMAIL:-unknown@example.com}")
-git config --global user.email "$GIT_USER_EMAIL"
-
-# Output the final values
-echo "Git user.name: $(git config --global user.name)"
-echo "Git user.email: $(git config --global user.email)"
-
-# 3. Configure SSH
-echo "Setting up SSH..."
-eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
-if [ "$(ls -A ~/.ssh 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-    chmod 600 ~/.ssh/*
-    ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 2>/dev/null && echo "Added id_ed25519 to SSH agent."
-    ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa 2>/dev/null && echo "Added id_rsa to SSH agent."
-else
-    echo "No SSH key found. Please ensure keys are available in ~/.ssh."
-fi
-
-# 4. Test SSH and Fallback to HTTPS
-echo "Testing SSH connection to GitHub..."
-if ssh -T git@github.com 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo "SSH connection successful."
-else
-    echo "SSH connection failed. Falling back to HTTPS."
-    REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-    if [[ "$REMOTE_URL" == git@* ]]; then
-        HTTPS_URL=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -e 's/^git@github.com:/https:\/\/github.com\//')
-        git remote set-url origin "$HTTPS_URL"
-        echo "Updated remote URL to HTTPS: $HTTPS_URL"
-    fi
-fi
-
-# 5. Authenticate with GitHub CLI (if available)
-if command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "Authenticating with GitHub CLI..."
-    if [ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
-        echo "No GITHUB_TOKEN found in the environment. Please provide one in the .env file."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    echo "$GITHUB_TOKEN" | gh auth login --with-token || {
-        echo "GitHub CLI authentication failed."
-        exit 1
-    }
-    echo "Authenticated with GitHub CLI."
-fi
-
-# 6. Add Git Credentials for HTTPS
-if [ -n "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
-    echo "Configuring Git credentials for HTTPS..."
-    git config --global credential.helper store
-    echo "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com" > ~/.git-credentials
-fi
-
-echo "Post-start configuration complete!"
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/post_start.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/post_start.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0495408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/post_start.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+defmodule Mix.Tasks.PostStart do
+  @shortdoc "Run post-start configuration"
+
+  @moduledoc false
+  use Mix.Task
+
+  require Logger
+
+  def run(_args) do
+    Logger.info("Starting post-start configuration...")
+
+    log_step("Loading environment variables", &load_environment_variables/0)
+    log_step("Validating Git configuration", &validate_git_configuration/0)
+    log_step("Configuring SSH", &configure_ssh/0)
+    log_step("Setting up GitHub authentication", &setup_github_authentication/0)
+
+    Logger.info("Post-start configuration complete!")
+  end
+
+  defp log_step(step_description, func) do
+    Logger.info("Step: #{step_description}")
+
+    try do
+      func.()
+    rescue
+      e -> Logger.error("#{step_description} failed: #{inspect(e)}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp load_environment_variables do
+    if File.exists?(".env") do
+      ".env"
+      |> File.read!()
+      |> String.split("\n")
+      |> Enum.reject(&String.starts_with?(&1, "#"))
+      |> Enum.each(&load_env_var/1)
+
+      Logger.info("Environment variables loaded from .env")
+    else
+      Logger.info("No .env file found. Falling back to defaults.")
+    end
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Failed to load environment variables: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp load_env_var(line) do
+    trimmed_line = String.trim(line)
+
+    if trimmed_line == "" or String.starts_with?(trimmed_line, "#") do
+      :ok
+    else
+      case String.split(trimmed_line, "=", parts: 2) do
+        [key, value] -> System.put_env(key, value)
+        _ -> Logger.error("Invalid .env line: #{line}")
+      end
+    end
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error processing .env line: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp validate_git_configuration do
+    Logger.info("Validating Git configuration...")
+
+    user_name = get_git_config("user.name") || "Unknown User"
+    Logger.info("Git user.name: #{user_name}")
+
+    user_email = get_git_config("user.email") || "unknown@example.com"
+    Logger.info("Git user.email: #{user_email}")
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error validating Git configuration: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp get_git_config(key) do
+    case System.cmd("git", ["config", "--global", key]) do
+      {result, 0} -> String.trim(result)
+      _ -> nil
+    end
+  rescue
+    e ->
+      Logger.error("Failed to retrieve Git config for #{key}: #{inspect(e)}")
+      nil
+  end
+
+  defp configure_ssh do
+    Logger.info("Setting up SSH...")
+
+    System.cmd("ssh-agent", ["-s"])
+    ssh_dir = Path.expand("~/.ssh")
+
+    if File.dir?(ssh_dir) do
+      ssh_dir
+      |> File.ls!()
+      |> Enum.each(&set_ssh_key_permissions(&1, ssh_dir))
+
+      ssh_add("id_ed25519")
+      ssh_add("id_rsa")
+    else
+      Logger.info("No SSH key found. Please ensure keys are available in ~/.ssh.")
+    end
+
+    test_ssh_connection()
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error setting up SSH: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp set_ssh_key_permissions(file, ssh_dir) do
+    File.chmod!(Path.join(ssh_dir, file), 0o600)
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error setting permissions for SSH key #{file}: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp ssh_add(key) do
+    key_path = Path.expand("~/.ssh/#{key}")
+
+    if File.exists?(key_path) do
+      System.cmd("ssh-add", [key_path])
+      Logger.info("Added #{key} to SSH agent.")
+    end
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error adding SSH key #{key}: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp test_ssh_connection do
+    Logger.info("Testing SSH connection to GitHub...")
+
+    case System.cmd("ssh", ["-T", "git@github.com"], stderr_to_stdout: true) do
+      {output, 0} ->
+        if String.contains?(output, "successfully authenticated") do
+          Logger.info("#{output}")
+        else
+          Logger.error("SSH connection failed: #{output}")
+          fallback_to_https()
+        end
+
+      {error_output, _} ->
+        Logger.error("SSH connection failed: #{error_output}")
+    end
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error testing SSH connection: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+
+  defp fallback_to_https do
+    case System.cmd("git", ["remote", "get-url", "origin"]) do
+      {remote_url, 0} ->
+        if String.starts_with?(remote_url, "git@github.com") do
+          https_url = String.replace(remote_url, ~r/^git@github\.com:/, "https://github.com/")
+          System.cmd("git", ["remote", "set-url", "origin", String.trim(https_url)])
+          Logger.info("Updated remote URL to HTTPS: #{https_url}")
+        else
+          Logger.info("Remote URL does not use SSH. No changes made.")
+        end
+
+      _ ->
+        Logger.info("No remote URL to update.")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp setup_github_authentication do
+    Logger.info("Setting up GitHub authentication...")
+
+    if System.find_executable("gh") do
+      github_token = System.get_env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+
+      if github_token do
+        authenticate_github_cli(github_token)
+      else
+        Logger.error("No GITHUB_TOKEN found in the environment. Please provide one in the .env file.")
+      end
+    else
+      Logger.info("GitHub CLI not installed. Skipping authentication.")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp authenticate_github_cli(github_token) do
+    case System.cmd("gh", ["auth", "login", "--with-token"], env: [{"GITHUB_TOKEN", github_token}]) do
+      {_result, 0} -> Logger.info("Authenticated with GitHub CLI.")
+      _ -> Logger.error("GitHub CLI authentication failed.")
+    end
+  rescue
+    e -> Logger.error("Error during GitHub CLI authentication: #{inspect(e)}")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 8c7f5cf..72a5cef 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ defmodule ElixirKickoff.MixProject do
       docs: [
         main: "readme",
         extras: ["README.md"]
+      ],
+      dialyzer: [
+        plt_add_apps: [:mix]
       ]
     ]
   end