diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..667ea7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/jekyll
+{
+	"name": "Jekyll",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/jekyll:2-bookworm"
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "jekyll --version"
+
+	// 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/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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index 0000000..f33a02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
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index 0000000..e0ed6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Development environment
+
+## Initial setup
+
+  - Install docker
+  - Clone this repository, open the local files in VS Code and then use VS Code's "Dev Container" functionality
+  
+
+## Terminal commands
+  - Run `bundle exec jekyll build` to build the site
+  - Run `bundle exec jekyll serve` to start a webserver serving the site inside the docker container
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cc2086e..c678a91 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ group :jekyll_plugins do
   gem "jekyll-algolia"
   
 end
+
+gem "webrick", "~> 1.8"