diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1458d8531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/typescript-node
+{
+	"name": "Pear Desktop - Dev Container",
+	// Keep in sync with `.github/workflows/build.yml`
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:24",
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	"features": {},
+	"postCreateCommand": "pnpm install --frozen-lockfile"
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7958e9685..674400d09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ node_modules
 .idea
 
 .pnp.*
+.pnpm-store
 .yarn/*
 !.yarn/patches
 !.yarn/plugins
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7664c1f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "node-terminal",
+            "name": "Run Script: dev (pear-desktop)",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "command": "pnpm run dev",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9f79caf1..6c4a29540 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 pnpm dev
 ```
 
+Instead of installing pnpm on your system, you can also use [devcontainers](https://containers.dev/). You can use devcontainers either as a development environment in VS Code, or as a way to easily build the project without installing dependencies on your host system.
+
+Note that this has it's own limitations (for example, GUI doesn't work on, at least some, Linux hosts).
+
 ## Build your own plugins
 
 Using plugins, you can:
@@ -279,6 +283,16 @@ export default createPlugin({
 Builds the app for macOS, Linux, and Windows,
 using [electron-builder](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder).
 
+### Building in devcontainer
+
+1. Clone the repo;
+2. Open the folder in VS Code;
+3. Reopen in container when prompted;
+4. Run `pnpm build` as above (choosing the desired target);
+5. Collect the built files from the `dist` folder.
+
+Since devcontainer uses a mount for the workspace, the built files will be available on the host system as well.
+
 ## Production Preview
 
 ```bash