diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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index 12a23358a..000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.245.2/containers/ubuntu/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
-
-# [Choice] Ubuntu version (use ubuntu-22.04 or ubuntu-18.04 on local arm64/Apple Silicon): ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-18.04
-ARG VARIANT="jammy"
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/base:0-${VARIANT}
-
-RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends direnv
-
-
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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index 1df78f8c9..000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
-// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.245.2/containers/ubuntu
-{
-	"name": "acme-fitness-store",
-	"build": {
-		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
-		// Update 'VARIANT' to pick an Ubuntu version: jammy / ubuntu-22.04, focal / ubuntu-20.04, bionic /ubuntu-18.04
-		// Use ubuntu-22.04 or ubuntu-18.04 on local arm64/Apple Silicon.
-		"args": {
-			"VARIANT": "ubuntu-22.04"
-		}
-	},
-	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
-	// "forwardPorts": [],
-	"onCreateCommand": "./.devcontainer/scripts/onCreateCommand.sh",
-	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-	// Comment out to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
-	"remoteUser": "vscode",
-	"hostRequirements": {
-		"cpus": 2
-	},
-	"containerEnv": {
-		"GRADLE_USER_HOME": "/home/vscode", // required because the java feature is not setting this correctly
-		"M2": "/home/vscode" // required because the java feature is not setting this correctly
-	},
-	"features": {
-		"azure-cli": "latest",
-		"docker-from-docker": "latest",
-		"node": "lts",
-		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/java:1": {
-			"version": "17",
-			"installGradle": true,
-			"installMaven": true
-		}
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/onCreateCommand.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/onCreateCommand.sh
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index eba12a357..000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/scripts/onCreateCommand.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#
-# Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-set -x
-
-az extension add --name spring
-
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecf8f7acb..418653581 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ shell.log
 /vector-stores/spring-ai-cassandra-store/nbproject/
 
 **/.claude/settings.local.json
+.devcontainer