diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "name": "freeCodeCampDC",
+  "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+  "service": "devcontainer",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+  // "features": {},
+  "forwardPorts": [3000, 8000]
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  devcontainer:
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo-db
+      - mongo-setup
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:22
+    volumes:
+      - ../..:/workspaces:cached
+    network_mode: service:mongo-db
+    command: sleep infinity
+
+  mongo-db:
+    image: mongo
+    command: mongod --replSet rs0
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - mongodb-data:/data/db
+  mongo-setup:
+    image: mongo
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo-db
+    restart: on-failure
+    entrypoint: [
+        'bash',
+        '-c',
+        # This will try to initiate the replica set, until it succeeds twice (i.e. until the replica set is already initialized)
+        'mongosh --host mongo-db:27017 --eval ''try {rs.initiate();} catch (err) { if(err.codeName !== "AlreadyInitialized") throw err };'''
+      ]
+
+volumes:
+  mongodb-data: