VSCode: TypeScript and Latex Remote Docker Development

devcontainer.json

// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.224.2/containers/typescript-node
{
	"name": "Node.js & TypeScript & Latex for PPL Course",
	"image": "bguppl",

	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
	"customizations": {
		"vscode": {
			"extensions": [
				"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
				"james-yu.latex-workshop",
				"formulahendry.code-runner",
				"Compulim.vscode-clock",
				"Gruntfuggly.todo-tree",
				"GitHub.copilot",
				"hediet.debug-visualizer"
			]
		}
	},

	// 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": "yarn install",

	// Comment out to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
	"remoteUser": "bguppl"
}

Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:24.04

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl git
# RUN apt update && apt install git

RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_23.x | bash - &&\
    apt-get install -y nodejs &&\
    npm install -g [email protected] ts-node typescript

RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends pandoc texlive texlive-latex-extra texlive-extra-utils \
    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends texlive-fonts-extra texlive-bibtex-extra python3-pygments \
    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends biber latexmk procps locales \
    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends graphviz racket \
    && apt-get -y install software-properties-common

RUN apt-add-repository ppa:swi-prolog/stable -y \
    && apt-get -y install swi-prolog \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install an additional version of node using nvm
# ARG EXTRA_NODE_VERSION=10
# RUN su node -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${EXTRA_NODE_VERSION}"

# [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install more global node packages
# RUN su node -c "npm i -g ts-node typescript"


# generating locales
RUN sed -i -e 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/' /etc/locale.gen && \
    dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive locales && \
    update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ENV LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
ENV TZ="Asia/Jerusalem"

# installing cpanm & missing latexindent dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install make
RUN curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --self-upgrade && \
    cpanm Log::Dispatch::File YAML::Tiny File::HomeDir

RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash bguppl
USER bguppl
WORKDIR /home/bguppl