Installing a database in your local environment can be costly. But, if we leverage the Docker capability of creating environments, that task can become enormously easier.

Don't DO…DOCKERIZE!

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. Docker enables you to separate your applications from your infrastructure so you can deliver software quickly. With Docker, you can manage your infrastructure in the same ways you manage your applications. By taking advantage of Docker's methodologies for shipping, testing, and deploying code, you can significantly reduce the delay between writing code and running it in production.

First, you need to make sure, that your development environment is ready to use Docker capabilities:

• Make sure you have Docker installed locally ( If you don’t have yet, you can follow these instructions at the Docker website https://docs.docker.com/desktop/ )
• Install the Dev Containers extension on your Visual Studio Code

You can check if the installation was successfull by seeing this double chevron icon on the bottom left side of Visual Studio Code:

Making your development life easier than ever before!

Now we can start creating our development environment on Visual Studio Code for different projects languages.