diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index d60b0cc49..c6425387f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ ARG USERNAME=node
 ARG USER_UID=1000
 ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
 
+RUN echo "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian stretch main" > /etc/apt/sources.list
+
 # Configure apt and install packages
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends apt-utils dialog 2>&1 \ 
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends dialog 2>&1 \ 
     #
     # Verify git and needed tools are installed
     && apt-get -y install git iproute2 procps \
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
     && apt-get update \
     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends yarn tmux locales postgresql \
+    && apt-get install libpq-dev g++ make \
     #
     # Install eslint globally
     && npm install -g eslint \
@@ -47,7 +50,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y sudo \
     && echo node ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
     && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
-    #
     # Clean up
     && apt-get autoremove -y \
     && apt-get clean -y \
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 14fb67344..b282fd7d3 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,28 +4,13 @@
 	"dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
 	"service": "web",
 	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
-
-	// Use 'settings' to set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create. 
-	// You can edit these settings after create using File > Preferences > Settings > Remote.
-	"settings": { 
-		"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
-	},
-
-	// Uncomment the next line if you want start specific services in your Docker Compose config.
-	// "runServices": [],
-
-	// Uncomment the line below if you want to keep your containers running after VS Code shuts down.
-	// "shutdownAction": "none",
-
-	// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created.
-	// "postCreateCommand": "npm install",
-
-	// Uncomment the next line to have VS Code connect as an existing non-root user in the container. See
-	// https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details on adding a non-root user if none exist.
-	// "remoteUser": "node",
-
 	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created in the array below.
-	"extensions": [
-		"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
-	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	"customizations":{
+		"vscode": {
+			"extensions": ["dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"],
+			"settings": {
+				"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 05475b824..11e652008 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2090316 for license information.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-version: '3'
+version: '3.9'
 services:
   web:
     # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes. You can also
@@ -32,16 +32,21 @@ services:
     # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
     command: sleep infinity
 
-    links:
+    depends_on:
       - db
 
+    links:
+      - db:db
+
   db:
-    image: postgres
+    image: postgres:14-alpine
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports: 
       - 5432:5432
+    command: postgres -c password_encryption=md5
     environment:
+      POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
+      POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--auth-local=md5"
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: pass
       POSTGRES_USER: user
       POSTGRES_DB: data
-