--- title: Create a Development Environment in Docker Desktop description: The Docker Desktop has a number of cool features aimed at making container development more efficient and easier. One such feature is called Dev Environments,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-development-environment-in-docker-desktop-oxgkpsxmb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Create a Development Environment in Docker Desktop | daily.dev og:description: The Docker Desktop has a number of cool features aimed at making container development more efficient and easier. One such feature is called Dev Environments,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-development-environment-in-docker-desktop-oxgkpsxmb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oXgkpsXmb.png og:image:alt: Create a Development Environment in Docker Desktop og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a Development Environment in Docker Desktop **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 4 min read · 10 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Docker Desktop has a number of cool features aimed at making container development more efficient and easier. One such feature is called Dev Environments, which allows you to create a configurable development environment using a locally deployed, self-contained container. For those just getting started on this journey, there’s also a sample environment you can use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#containers](https://daily.dev/tags/containers), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-development-environment-in-docker-desktop-oxgkpsxmb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Create a Development Environment in Docker Desktop","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-development-environment-in-docker-desktop-oxgkpsxmb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-development-environment-in-docker-desktop-oxgkpsxmb"},"datePublished":"2023-08-05T13:10:57.242Z","dateModified":"2024-08-30T02:18:49.840Z","description":"The Docker Desktop has a number of cool features aimed at making container development more efficient and easier. One such feature is called Dev Environments,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/667504b71ddea1513b6f9aff64c8f9b3?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/667504b71ddea1513b6f9aff64c8f9b3?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The New Stack","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The New Stack","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/newstack","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-development-environment-in-docker-desktop-oxgkpsxmb","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":10},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"containers,docker,vscode","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The New Stack","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Create a Development Environment in Docker Desktop"}]} ```