microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release

Docker: No obvious way to use an existing image

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Description

Let's say my org has a generic image, called development-base.

The extension seems to want me to define a custom Dockerfile. If I do so, I can say FROM development-base and be done, but then VS Code will attempt to build that image by sending my entire working copy to the Docker daemon.

I think there should be straightforward support for just specifying an existing image tag/URL. Note that this is not attaching to a "running container"; I want VS Code to spawn a new container from the given image.

Firstly, is this possible, and secondly, should we make it more obvious in the UX?

Thanks

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Start by reviewing issue #4229 and the repository's existing dev-container configuration and UX entry points; no specific files or tests are named in the report. Confirm how an existing image tag or URL could launch a new container without sending the working copy for a build, and identify how that option should be exposed. Done means the workflow is supported and clearly discoverable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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