diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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index 000000000..b1bef7b28
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+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# pre-build stage
+ARG VARIANT=2.7
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/ruby:${VARIANT}
+
+# Update args in docker-compose.yaml to set the UID/GID of the "vscode" user.
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+RUN if [ "$USER_GID" != "1000" ] || [ "$USER_UID" != "1000" ]; then \
+        groupmod --gid $USER_GID vscode \
+        && usermod --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID vscode \
+        && chmod -R $USER_UID:$USER_GID /home/vscode; \
+    fi
+
+# [Option] Install Node.js
+ARG INSTALL_NODE="true"
+ARG NODE_VERSION="lts/*"
+RUN if [ "${INSTALL_NODE}" = "true" ]; then su vscode -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} 2>&1"; fi
+
+
+# tmux is for overmind 
+# TODO : install foreman in future
+# packages: postgresql-server-dev-all 
+# may be postgres in same machine 
+
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+  && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+    libssl-dev \
+    tar \
+    tzdata \
+    postgresql-client \
+    yarn \
+    git \
+    imagemagick \
+    tmux \
+    zsh
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this line to install global node packages.
+# RUN su vscode -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && npm install -g <your-package-here>" 2>&1
+
+
+# Do the set up required for chatwoot app 
+WORKDIR /workspace
+COPY . /workspace
+
+# TODO: figure out installing rvm
+# RUN rvm install
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+RUN gem install bundler
+RUN bundle install
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+RUN yarn install
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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index 000000000..5f878e5e0
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+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "name": "Chatwoot Development Codespace",
+  "service": "app",
+  "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+
+  "settings": {
+    "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/zsh"
+  },
+
+
+  // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+  "extensions": [
+    "rebornix.Ruby",
+    "misogi.ruby-rubocop",
+    "wingrunr21.vscode-ruby"
+  ],
+
+
+  // TODO: figure whether we can get all this ports work properly
+
+  // 3000 rails
+  // 3035 webpacker
+  // 5432 postgres
+  // 6379 redis
+  // 1025,8025 mailhog
+  "forwardPorts": [5432, 6379, 1025, 8025],
+  //your application may need to listen on all interfaces (0.0.0.0) not just localhost for it to be available externally. Defaults to []
+  "appPort": [3000, 3035],
+
+  // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+  // #TODO: can we move logic of copy env file into dockerfile ?
+  "postCreateCommand": "cp .env.example .env",
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/blob/master/containers/python-3-postgres/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+# https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/blob/master/containers/ruby-rails/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+# 
+
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  app: 
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        # Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Ruby version: 2, 2.7, 2.6, 2.5
+        VARIANT: 2.7
+        # [Choice] Install Node.js
+        INSTALL_NODE: "true"
+        NODE_VERSION: "lts/*"
+        # On Linux, you may need to update USER_UID and USER_GID below if not your local UID is not 1000.
+        USER_UID: 1000
+        USER_GID: 1000
+
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/workspace:cached
+  
+    # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
+    command: sleep infinity
+    
+    # Runs app on the same network as the database container, allows "forwardPorts" in devcontainer.json function.
+    network_mode: service:db
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    network_mode: service:db
+    volumes:
+      - redis-data:/data
+
+  mailhog:
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    image: mailhog/mailhog
+    network_mode: service:db
+  
+volumes:
+  postgres-data:
+  redis-data:
+  
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diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 008195ef7..4fe8ec3c8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -133,4 +133,3 @@ USE_INBOX_AVATAR_FOR_BOT=true
 ## Development Only Config
 # if you want to use letter_opener for local emails
 # LETTER_OPENER=true
-