diff --git a/.devcontainer/dev.env b/.devcontainer/dev.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..583c7ca0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/dev.env
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Development environment overrides for Dev Containers
+DEV_MODE=true
+DEV_HTTPS=false
+# Pick a host port that doesn't conflict with local services
+DEV_PORT=5001
+# Database defaults for development
+DB_HOST=romm-db-dev
+DB_NAME=romm
+DB_USER=romm
+DB_PASSWD=romm
+DB_ROOT_PASSWD=rootpassword
+# Redis
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+# Authentik defaults
+AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=secret-key-default
+AUTHENTIK_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=password
+# Logging
+LOGLEVEL=DEBUG
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 634c8627b..e068adc30 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ROMM Development",
-  "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+  "dockerComposeFile": ["../docker-compose.yml"],
   "service": "romm-dev",
   "workspaceFolder": "/app",
   "shutdownAction": "stopCompose",