diff --git a/.devcontainer/Containerfile b/.devcontainer/Containerfile
index f0d33e7f4..579273788 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Containerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Containerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Dockerfile
+# Containerfile
 # podman image build -q -t debian:podman-trixie -f Containerfile .
 # podman run -q -it --rm --device /dev/fuse debian:podman-trixie
   # in development container e.g. 
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     git && \
     apt-get upgrade -y
 
-RUN useradd vscode -s /bin/bash && \
-    echo "vscode:1001:64535" > /etc/subuid && \
-    echo "vscode:1001:64535" > /etc/subgid
+RUN useradd webgui -s /bin/bash && \
+    echo "webgui:1001:64535" > /etc/subuid && \
+    echo "webgui:1001:64535" > /etc/subgid
 
 ARG _REPO_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/containers/image_build/refs/heads/main/podman"
 ADD $_REPO_URL/containers.conf /etc/containers/containers.conf
-ADD $_REPO_URL/podman-containers.conf /home/vscode/.config/containers/containers.conf
+ADD $_REPO_URL/podman-containers.conf /home/webgui/.config/containers/containers.conf
 
-RUN mkdir -p /home/vscode/.local/share/containers && \
-    chown vscode:vscode -R /home/vscode && \
+RUN mkdir -p /home/webgui/.local/share/containers && \
+    chown webgui:webgui -R /home/webgui && \
     chmod 0644 /etc/containers/containers.conf
 
-VOLUME /home/vscode/.local/share/containers
+VOLUME /home/webgui/.local/share/containers
 
 # Replace setuid bits by proper file capabilities for uidmap binaries.
 # See <https://github.com/containers/podman/discussions/19931>.
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ RUN apt-get install -y libcap2-bin && \
 
 ENV _CONTAINERS_USERNS_CONFIGURED=""
 
-#RUN SNIPPET="export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a' && \
-#             export HISTFILE=/commandhistory/.bash_history" && \
-#             echo "$SNIPPET" >> "/root/.bashrc"
+RUN SNIPPET="export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a' && \
+             export HISTFILE=/commandhistory/.bash_history" && \
+             echo "$SNIPPET" >> "/root/.bashrc"
 
-#USER vscode
-#WORKDIR /home/vscode
+#USER webgui
+#WORKDIR /home/webgui
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/compose.yml b/.devcontainer/compose.yml
index 0988096c5..88d121223 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # compose.yml
 version: '3.8'
-#volumes:
-#  projectname-bashhistory:  # Define named volume for bash history
+volumes:
+  projectname-bashhistory:  # Define named volume for bash history
 
 # Note: The 'bashhistory' service is used to persist bash history data across different containers.
 services:
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Containerfile
     volumes:
       - ..:/workspace:cached  # Mount parent directory to workspace
- #     - projectname-bashhistory:/commandhistory:z  # Mount the named volume to /commandhistory in devcontainer service
+      - projectname-bashhistory:/commandhistory:z  # Mount the named volume to /commandhistory in devcontainer service
     command: sleep infinity
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 9fe1c661d..32ceba81b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// devcontainer.json
 // For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
 // README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/debian
 {
@@ -11,14 +12,14 @@
 	"service": "devcontainer",
 
 	// default workspace path in container to open
-	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace" //${localWorkspaceFolder}"
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace", //${localWorkspaceFolder}"
 
 //	"mounts": [
 //    	"source=projectname-bashhistory,target=/commandhistory,type=volume"
 //	],
-//	"postCreateCommand": {
-//	    "Fix Volume Permissions": "chown -R $(whoami): /commandhistory"
-//	}
+	"postCreateCommand": {
+	    "Fix Volume Permissions": "chown -R $(whoami): /commandhistory"
+	}
 
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
diff --git a/.devcontainer/memory/MEMORY.md b/.devcontainer/memory/MEMORY.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcfb49d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/memory/MEMORY.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Uses podman not docker](user_podman.md) — uses podman and podman-compose instead of Docker
diff --git a/.devcontainer/memory/user_podman.md b/.devcontainer/memory/user_podman.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c61c1eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/memory/user_podman.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+name: user_podman
+description: User uses podman and podman-compose, not Docker
+metadata:
+  type: user
+---
+
+Uses **podman** and **podman-compose** for containerization, not Docker/Docker Compose. Compose file format is identical but the runtime and tooling is different.