diff --git a/.devcontainer/.env b/.devcontainer/.env
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+POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=trustify
+POSTGRES_DB=trustify
+POSTGRES_HOSTNAME=localhost
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "name": "trustify",
+  "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+  "service": "backend",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+  // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/rust:1": {}
+  },
+  // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+  "forwardPorts": [
+    8080,
+    8090
+  ],
+  // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+  "postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh",
+  // Configure tool-specific properties.
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+    },
+    "jetbrains": {
+      "backend": "RustRover"
+    }
+  },
+  // Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+  "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
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+networks:
+  trustification:
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-data:
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    environment:
+      TRUSTD_DB_HOST: db
+      HTTP_SERVER_BIND_ADDR: "::" # Required to disable IPv6
+    volumes:
+      - ../..:/workspaces:cached
+    command: sleep infinity
+    networks:
+      - trustification
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    networks:
+      - trustification
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U $POSTGRES_USER -d $POSTGRES_DB" ]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
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+apt-get update
+
+# Install OS Dependencies
+apt-get -y install pkg-config
+
+## Git autocomplete
+echo "source /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+## Initialize DB
+cargo run --bin trustd db migrate
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