VSCode dev container settings

[TheDevelolper]

Hi there,

I'm trying to use vscode dev containers support for apple containers. I've enabled the experimental stuff and I can see attach to running container in the command palette however, when I open the solution it's prompting me to me to open the project in a dev container as I have a dev container json file.

When I try to run it, it's asking for docker.

I put this in my settings:

{
    "remote.autoForwardPortsSource": "hybrid",
    "dev.containers.experimentalAppleContainerSupport": true,
    "dev.containers.dockerPath": "container",
    "dev.containers.dockerComposePath": "container"
}

So I'm not sure how I'm supposed to run this for dev containers in vscode? I've seen a load of articles about it but nobody explains the vscode settings in any detail.

I get the error:

Command not found: 'container'. Check the license for details.

however I have confirmed that container works from the command line, even in vscode:

$ container
OVERVIEW: A container platform for macOS

USAGE: container [--debug] <subcommand>

OPTIONS:
  --debug                 Enable debug output [environment: CONTAINER_DEBUG]
  --version               Show the version.
  -h, --help              Show help information.

CONTAINER SUBCOMMANDS:
  create                  Create a new container
  delete, rm              Delete one or more containers
  exec                    Run a new command in a running container
  inspect                 Display information about one or more containers
  kill                    Kill or signal one or more running containers
  list, ls                List containers
  logs                    Fetch container logs
  run                     Run a container
  start                   Start a container
  stop                    Stop one or more running containers

IMAGE SUBCOMMANDS:
  build                   Build an image from a Dockerfile or Containerfile
  image, i                Manage images
  registry, r             Manage registry logins

VOLUME SUBCOMMANDS:
  volume, v               Manage container volumes

OTHER SUBCOMMANDS:
  builder                 Manage an image builder instance
  network, n              Manage container networks
  system, s               Manage system components

Any help would be appreciated.

[zachary-wang12]

Experiencing the same situation.

[BryanAPEX]

I'm interested in using this for dev containers too, did you ever get it working?

[jglogan]

I just tried it, seemed to work for me:

container create --name swift-ntp-dev --cpus 8 --memory 8g -d -v "${PWD}:/workspace" -w /workspace swift:6.2.3 sleep 3600000
container start swift-ntp-dev
code .

• In the settings, enable the experimental container setting.
• Run: Dev Containers: Attach to Running Apple Container...
• Select: swift-dev-ntp (running)
• Open: /workspace/
• Open a Swift file, install the Swift extension at the prompt, click OK to restart the LSP server
• Code away