diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1b5c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+ARG VARIANT=3-bullseye
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/python:0-${VARIANT}
+
+RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+
+# Install craftbeerpi requirements for better caching
+COPY ./requirements.txt /workspace/requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r /workspace/requirements.txt
+
+# Install current version of cbpi-ui
+RUN mkdir /opt/downloads \
+    && curl https://github.com/avollkopf/craftbeerpi4-ui/archive/main.zip -L -o /opt/downloads/cbpi-ui.zip \
+    && pip3 install --no-cache-dir /opt/downloads/cbpi-ui.zip \
+    && rm -rf /opt/downloads
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9490202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.177.0/containers/docker-existing-docker-compose
+// If you want to run as a non-root user in the container, see .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml.
+{
+	"name": "CraftBeerPi4 Development Container",
+
+	// Update the 'dockerComposeFile' list if you have more compose files or use different names.
+	// The .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml file contains any overrides you need/want to make.
+	"dockerComposeFile": [
+		"docker-compose.dev.yml"
+	],
+
+	// The 'service' property is the name of the service for the container that VS Code should
+	// use. Update this value and .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml to the real service name.
+	"service": "craftbeerpi4-development",
+
+	// The optional 'workspaceFolder' property is the path VS Code should open by default when
+	// connected. This is typically a file mount in .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+
+	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+	"settings": {
+		//"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": null
+	},
+
+	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+	"extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python",
+		"ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
+		"editorconfig.editorconfig",
+		"eamodio.gitlens"
+	],
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	"forwardPorts": [80],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line if you want start specific services in your Docker Compose config.
+	// "runServices": [],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line if you want to keep your containers running after VS Code shuts down.
+	"shutdownAction": "stopCompose",
+
+	// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created - for example installing curl.
+	//"postCreateCommand": "pip3 install -r ./requirements.txt",
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as a non-root user if you've added one. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa0ca39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+version: '3.4'
+services:
+  mqtt:
+    image: eclipse-mosquitto:2
+    volumes:
+      - "./mosquitto/config:/mosquitto/config"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  craftbeerpi4-development:
+    build:
+      context: ../
+      dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+    command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 1000; do :; done"
+    user: vscode
+    depends_on:
+      - mqtt
+    volumes:
+      # Update this to wherever you want VS Code to mount the folder of your project
+      - ../:/workspace:cached
+
+  mqtt-explorer:
+    image: smeagolworms4/mqtt-explorer
+    environment:
+      HTTP_PORT: 4000
+      CONFIG_PATH: /mqtt-explorer/config
+    volumes:
+      - "./mqtt-explorer/config:/mqtt-explorer/config"
+    depends_on:
+      - mqtt
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9519c8..cd36875 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ node_modules
 .vscode
 .venv*
 .DS_Store 
-.vscode/
 config/*
 logs/
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2f9637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    // Verwendet IntelliSense zum Ermitteln möglicher Attribute.
+    // Zeigen Sie auf vorhandene Attribute, um die zugehörigen Beschreibungen anzuzeigen.
+    // Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+
+        {
+            "name": "Run CraftBeerPi4",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "module": "run",
+            "args": ["--config-folder-path=./.devcontainer/cbpi-dev-config", "start"]
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ec7342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "python.pythonPath": "/bin/python3",
+    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+        "tests"
+    ],
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e47003..5dfc777 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,19 @@ in the documentation, that can be found here: [gitbook.io](https://openbrewing.g
 Plugins extend the base functionality of CraftBeerPi 4.
 You can find a list of available plugins [here](https://openbrewing.gitbook.io/craftbeerpi4_support/master/plugin-installation#plugin-list).
 
-## 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Contributers
+## 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Contribute
+You want to help develop CraftBeerPi4? To get you quickly stated, this repository comes with a preconfigured
+development environment. To be able to use this environment you need 2 things installed on your computer:
+
+- docker
+- visual studio code (vscode)
+
+To start developing clone this repository, open the folder in vscode and use the _development container_ feature. The command is called _Reopen in container_. Please note that this quick start setup does not work if you want to develop directly on a 32bit raspberry pi os because docker is only available for 64bit arm plattform. Please use the regular development setup for that.
+
+For a more detailed description of a development setup without the _development container_ feature see the documentation page:
+[gitbook.io](https://openbrewing.gitbook.io/craftbeerpi4_support/)
+
+### Contributors
 Thanks to all the people who have contributed
 
 [![contributors](https://contributors-img.web.app/image?repo=craftbeerpi/craftbeerpi4)](https://github.com/craftbeerpi/craftbeerpi4/graphs/contributors)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca5da1d..088cdc4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ asyncio-mqtt
 psutil==5.9.0
 zipp>=0.5
 PyInquirer==1.0.3
-colorama==0.4.4
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+colorama==0.4.4
+pytest-aiohttp
+coverage==6.3.1