diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c93d267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "name": "Transformation - Python",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:1-debian",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/java:1": {
+      "version": "17",
+      "jdkDistro": "open",
+      "gradleVersion": "latest",
+      "mavenVersion": "latest",
+      "antVersion": "latest",
+      "groovyVersion": "latest"
+    },
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
+      "version": "3.13"
+    },
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers-extra/features/poetry:2": {
+      "version": "latest"
+    }
+  },
+  "containerEnv": {
+    "PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"
+  },
+  "postCreateCommand": "poetry install",
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+        "charliermarsh.ruff",
+        "ms-toolsai.jupyter"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
+        "python.testing.pytestArgs": ["tests"]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cef09eb..a82f5d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ These jobs are using _PySpark_ to process larger volumes of data and are suppose
 
 ### Local Setup
 
+> 💡 Use the [Devcontainer setup](#devcontainer-setup) if you encounter issues.
+
 #### Pre-requisites
 
 Please make sure you have the following installed and can run them
@@ -32,12 +34,31 @@ We recommend using WSL 2 on Windows for this exercise, due to the [lack of suppo
 
 Follow instructions on the [Windows official page](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment) and then the linux install.
 
+> 💡 Use the [Devcontainer setup](#devcontainer-setup) if you encounter issues.
+
 #### Install all dependencies
 
 ```bash
 poetry install
 ```
 
+### Devcontainer setup
+
+Configuration to use dev containers is provided in `.devcontainer`
+
+> ⚠️ this take up to 7 minutes to setup, make sure to have things running before the interview.
+
+### In Github codespaces
+
+1. [Fork](https://github.com/techops-recsys-lateral-hiring/dataengineer-transformations-python/fork) this repository.
+2. Follow [codespace instructions](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/developing-in-a-codespace/creating-a-codespace-for-a-repository#the-codespace-creation-process) from the forked repository, to create the environment.
+
+#### In VSCode - Alternative
+
+This requires a working local docker setup matching your OS and licensing situation, and [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/download).
+
+If you have all of these, follow instructions in https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers. Otherwise, consider using codespaces.
+
 ### Verify setup
 
 > All of the following commands should be running successfully
@@ -87,6 +108,7 @@ The following section provides context over them.
 ```
 
 /
+├─ /.devcontainer # Contains configurations for dev containers
 ├─ /data_transformations # Contains the main python library
 │ # with the code to the transformations
 │
@@ -102,7 +124,6 @@ The following section provides context over them.
 │ # and the setup
 │
 ├─ .gitignore
-├─ .pylintrc # configuration for pylint
 ├─ LICENCE
 ├─ poetry.lock
 ├─ pyproject.toml
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_validate_spark_environment.py b/tests/integration/test_validate_spark_environment.py
index 62e02b2..5828d26 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_validate_spark_environment.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_validate_spark_environment.py
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ def __extract_version_line(java_version_output: str) -> str:
         (line for line in java_version_output.splitlines() if "version" in line), None
     )
     if not version_line:
-        pytest.fail("Couldn't find version information in `java -version` output.")
+        pytest.fail(
+            "Couldn't find version information in `java -version` output.")
     return version_line
 
 
 # pylint: disable=R1710
 def __parse_major_version(version_line: str) -> int:
-    version_regex = re.compile(r'version "(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.\w+"')
+    version_regex = re.compile(
+        r'version "(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.\w+"')
     match = version_regex.search(version_line)
     if match is not None:
         major_version = int(match.group("major"))
@@ -49,4 +51,11 @@ def __parse_major_version(version_line: str) -> int:
             # https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/175075/why-is-java-version-1-x-referred-to-as-java-x
             major_version = int(match.group("minor"))
         return major_version
+
+    # Opensource versions follow an alternative system
+    alternative_version_regex = re.compile(r'version "(?P<major>\d+)"')
+    match = alternative_version_regex.search(version_line)
+    if match is not None:
+        major_version = int(match.group("major"))
+        return major_version
     pytest.fail(f"Couldn't parse Java version from {version_line}.")