Pg-dev-container is a ready-to-run VS Code development container for PostgreSQL

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@mariuz

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February 5th, 2026 at 3:09pm

@TurdF3rguson

February 9th, 2026 at 10:20pm

It's an interesting idea but it seems like a lot of resources will get tied up on my dev box.

@stackskipton

February 9th, 2026 at 8:37pm

To help out everyone else, this is designed for those working on PostgreSQL development. For anyone who is just using PostGres as part of their application, use normal PostGreSQL container.

@mariuz

February 5th, 2026 at 3:09pm

pg-dev-container is a ready-to-run VS Code development container that includes:

- PostgreSQL source code and build tools - A debug build of PostgreSQL - A pre-configured debugger for step-through debugging - Sample extensions - A brief guide on how to compile, install, and debug a simple extension

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