---
title: Adding a dev container configuration to your repository
shortTitle: Adding a dev container configuration
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: 'You can add a custom dev container configuration to your repository to set up the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} development environment for your codebase.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
redirect_from:
  - /codespaces/setting-up-your-project-for-codespaces/setting-up-your-project-for-codespaces
children:
  - /introduction-to-dev-containers
  - /setting-up-your-nodejs-project-for-codespaces
  - /setting-up-your-dotnet-project-for-codespaces
  - /setting-up-your-java-project-for-codespaces
  - /setting-up-your-php-project-for-codespaces
  - /setting-up-your-python-project-for-codespaces
---