diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use Ubuntu as the base image
+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+# Set environment variables to ensure non-interactive installations
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Update package list and install required tools
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3 \
+    python3-venv \
+    python3-pip \
+    vim \
+    && apt-get clean
+
+# Create a working directory
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+# Set up the virtual environment and install `toot`
+RUN python3 -m venv /workspace/venv && \
+    /workspace/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    /workspace/venv/bin/pip install toot
+
+# Ensure the container uses the virtual environment by default
+ENV PATH="/workspace/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Default command when the container starts
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  dev-environment:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      # Mount your `toot` configuration folder into the container
+      - "C:\\Users\\michaelacr\\AppData\\Roaming\\toot:/root/.config/toot"
+    working_dir: /workspace
+    tty: true