An example of rust dev-container for cross compiling on remote docker.

README.md

This currently supports vector development.

devcontainer.json

// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/rust
{
	"name": "Rust",
	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/rust:1-1-bullseye",
	// Use 'mounts' to make the cargo cache persistent in a Docker Volume.
	"mounts": [
		{
			"source": "devcontainer-cargo-cache-${devcontainerId}",
			"target": "/usr/local/cargo",
			"type": "volume"
		},
		{
			"source": "/var/run/docker.sock",
			"target": "/var/run/docker.sock",
			"type": "bind"
		}
	],
	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
	"workspaceMount": "source=devcontainer-workspace,target=/workspace,type=volume",
	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
	"features": {
		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-outside-of-docker:1": {},
		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/protoc:1": {}
	},
	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
	// "forwardPorts": [],
	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
	"postCreateCommand": "sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libsasl2-dev",
	// Configure tool-specific properties.
	// "customizations": {},
	"remoteEnv": {
		"CROSS_CONTAINER_IN_CONTAINER": "true"
	},
	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
	"remoteUser": "root"
}