diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85ef0a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FROM frappe/bench:latest
+EXPOSE 8000-8005 9000-9005 6787
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index e4346512..3b0907c5 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ services:
     image: redis:alpine
 
   frappe:
-    image: frappe/bench:latest
+    build: .
     command: sleep infinity
     volumes:
       - ..:/workspace:cached
     working_dir: /workspace/development
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
-      - "9000:9000"
+      - "8000-8005:8000-8005"
+      - "9000-9005:9000-9005"
 
 volumes:
   mariadb-vol:
diff --git a/development/README.md b/development/README.md
index ccad94a5..24bac719 100644
--- a/development/README.md
+++ b/development/README.md
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ EXIT;
 
 In case you don't use VSCode, you may start the containers manually with the following command:
 
+### Building the containers
+```shell
+cd .devcontainer
+docker-compose build
+cd ..
+```
+
+### Running the containers
 ```shell
 docker-compose -f .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml up -d
 ```