diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcc5f3644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.187.0/containers/typescript-node/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
+
+# [Choice] Node.js version: 16, 14, 12
+ARG VARIANT="16-buster"
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/typescript-node:0-${VARIANT}
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
+# RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+#     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends <your-package-list-here>
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install an additional version of node using nvm
+# ARG EXTRA_NODE_VERSION=10
+# RUN su node -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${EXTRA_NODE_VERSION}"
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install more global node packages
+# RUN su node -c "npm install -g <your-package-list -here>"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ea9a5be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.187.0/containers/typescript-node
+{
+	"name": "MapComplete",
+	"build": {
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+		// Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Node version: 12, 14, 16
+		"args": { 
+			"VARIANT": "16"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+	"settings": {},
+
+
+	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+	"extensions": [
+	],
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	"forwardPorts": [1234],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "npm run init",
+
+	// Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+	"remoteUser": "node"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37441beed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "files.eol": "\n"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Docs/Development_deployment.md b/Docs/Development_deployment.md
index ffa69eab3..732336b57 100644
--- a/Docs/Development_deployment.md
+++ b/Docs/Development_deployment.md
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  Development
  -----------
  
- **Windows users**: All scripts are made for linux devices. Use the Ubuntu terminal for Windows (or even better - make the switch ;) ). If you are using Visual Studio, open everything in a 'new WSL Window'.
+ **Windows users**: All scripts are made for linux devices. Use the Ubuntu terminal for Windows (or even better - make the switch ;) ). If you are using Visual Studio Code you can use a [WSL Remote](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl) window, or use the Devcontainer (see more details later).
  
- To develop and build MapComplete, yo
+ To develop and build MapComplete, you
  
 0. Make sure you have a recent version of nodejs - at least 12.0, preferably 15
 0. Make a fork and clone the repository.
@@ -29,6 +29,30 @@
 4. Run `npm run start` to host a local testversion at http://localhost:1234/index.html
 5. By default, a landing page with available themes is served. In order to load a single theme, use `layout=themename` or `userlayout=true#<layout configuration>` as [Query parameter](URL_Parameters.md). Note that the shorter URLs (e.g. `bookcases.html`, `aed.html`, ...) _don't_ exist on the development version.
 
+ Development using Windows
+ ------------------------
+
+ For Windows you can use the devcontainer, or the WSL subsystem.
+
+ To use the devcontainer in Visual Studio Code:
+
+0. Make sure you have installed the [Remote - Containers](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers) extension and it's dependencies.
+1. Make a fork and clone the repository.
+2. After cloning, Visual Studio Code will ask you if you want to use the devcontainer.
+3. Then you can either clone it again in a volume (for better performance), or open the current folder in a container.
+4. By now, you should be able to run `npm run start` to host a local testversion at http://localhost:1234/index.html
+5. By default, a landing page with available themes is served. In order to load a single theme, use `layout=themename` or `userlayout=true#<layout configuration>` as [Query parameter](URL_Parameters.md). Note that the shorter URLs (e.g. `bookcases.html`, `aed.html`, ...) _don't_ exist on the development version.
+
+ To use the WSL in Visual Studio Code:
+
+0. Make sure you have installed the [Remote - WSL]() extension and it's dependencies.
+1. Open a remote WSL window using the button in the bottom left.
+2. Make a fork and clone the repository.
+3. Install `npm` using `sudo apt install npm`.
+4. Run `npm run init` and generate some additional dependencies and generated files. Note that it'll install the dependencies too
+5. Run `npm run start` to host a local testversion at http://localhost:1234/index.html
+6. By default, a landing page with available themes is served. In order to load a single theme, use `layout=themename` or `userlayout=true#<layout configuration>` as [Query parameter](URL_Parameters.md). Note that the shorter URLs (e.g. `bookcases.html`, `aed.html`, ...) _don't_ exist on the development version.
+
 
  Automatic deployment
  --------------------