Setting up a Docker Dev Environment for the Python Project Starter

1. Install Remote-Containers VSCode extension. This will alllow you to connect to your docker dev environment through VSCode.

2. Open up your command pallete(command + shit + p on mac and ctrl + shift + p on windows) and type in Remote-Containers: Add Development Container Configuration Files...

3. Click From a predefined container configuration definition...
   

4. Click Python3 & Postgresql
   

5. Update: .devcontainer/devcontainer.json

   From:

   ​​​​// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
   ​​​​// "forwardPorts": [5000, 5432],
   
   ​​​​// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
   ​​​​// "postCreateCommand": "pip install --user -r requirements.txt",
   

   To:

   ​​​​// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
   ​​​​"forwardPorts": [5000, 5432, 3000],
   
   ​​​​// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
   ​​​​"postCreateCommand": "pip install --user -r requirements.txt && pip install --user -r dev-requirements.txt",
   

6. Update: .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

   From:

   ​​​​# [Choice] Python version: 3, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6
   ​​​​VARIANT: 3
   

   To:

   ​​​​# [Choice] Python version: 3, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6
   ​​​​VARIANT: 3.9
   

7. Update: .env DATABASE_URL to

   ​​​​DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db