Minimal, secure, and bloat-free Dev Container templates for various technology stacks.
Each template is built on top of Bare Dev Container Images — minimal base images with a reduced attack surface that receive regular security updates. See the Bare Dev Container Images repository for details on the design goals and security verification.
Open the Command Palette (F1) and run Dev Containers: Add Dev Container Configuration Files.... Choose Show All Definitions..., then search for Bare Dev Container to browse the available templates.
devcontainer templates apply --template-id ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/<template-name>Replace <template-name> with one of the names from the Templates section below.
| Template | Registry | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bun | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/bun |
A JavaScript/TypeScript development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Bun image, with the Bun runtime installed. |
| Debian | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/debian |
A minimal Debian development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Debian image. |
| Go | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/golang |
A Go development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Go image. |
| mise | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/mise |
A development environment with mise (polyglot runtime manager) on Debian, for managing multiple language runtimes per project. |
| Node.js | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/node |
A Node.js development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Node.js image. |
| Rust | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/rust |
A Rust development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Rust image, with Rust installed via rustup. |
| Terraform | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/terraform |
An infrastructure-as-code development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Terraform image, with the Terraform CLI and terraform-ls installed. |
| uv | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/uv |
A Python development environment based on the bare-devcontainer uv image, with uv installed for managing Python versions and packages. |
| Zig | ghcr.io/bare-devcontainer/templates/zig |
A Zig development environment based on the bare-devcontainer Zig image. |