Devcontainer Serverless Fullstack Template
Devcontainer template for serverless fullstack development with Python backend, React frontend, and local AWS services.
What it is
A devcontainer template for serverless fullstack development. Includes a Python backend, a React frontend, and local AWS services via Docker Compose, all preconfigured to work inside a development container.
Available as source code.
Features
- Python backend — ready-to-go configuration for serverless APIs
- React frontend — modern setup with hot reload
- Docker Compose — local service orchestration
- Security — SECURITY.md guide included
- Makefile — common task automation (24KB of targets)
Why it matters
Eliminates the friction of setting up a serverless fullstack development environment. A single devcontainer.json and the entire team has the same reproducible environment -- no more "works on my machine."
References
- GitHub Repository — jonmatum, 2024. Source code and documentation.
- Dev Containers Specification — Microsoft, 2022. Development container specification.
Related content
- Dev Containers
Specification for defining reproducible development environments in containers, eliminating 'works on my machine' problems and accelerating onboarding.
- Serverless
Cloud computing model where the provider manages infrastructure automatically, allowing code execution without provisioning or managing servers, paying only for actual usage.