The Anysphere Dev Containers extension doesn’t support dotfiles like the original extension. Please see this link for more info about the feature: Developing inside a Container

Hi @penor and @CK-iRonin.IT , thank you for your patience as we worked through this issue. We just released version 1.0.14 of the Anysphere Remote Containeres extension, which supports the dotfile integration. Could you try upgrading to the latest version of the extension?

Hi @penor , thank you for this feature request. We are looking at how we can support this feature. In the meantime, I’d recommend setting up the dotfiles manually after opening the container.

Thank you, it works as expected! :partying_face:

Dev Container dotfiles integration

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CK-iRonin.IT (CK) July 3, 2025, 6:26pm 2

Devcontainers are now completely broken for us. This could be a clue. Thanks…

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Dev Container dotfiles integration

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