diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.8-slim
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    wget \
+    make \
+    build-essential \
+    curl \
+    git \
+    && curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y \
+    && . $HOME/.cargo/env \
+    && rustup default stable \
+    && rustup update \
+    && rustc --version \
+    && rustup component add rustfmt \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set PATH environment variable to include the cargo bin directory
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Run app.py when the container launches
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+    "name": "Google-ApiS-rs Dev Container",
+    "build": {
+        "context": "..",
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+    },
+    "remoteUser": "root"
+}