diff --git a/.devcontainer/compose.yaml b/.devcontainer/compose.yaml
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+services:
+  # Update this to the name of the service you want to work with in your docker-compose.yml file
+  app:
+    # Uncomment if you want to override the service's Dockerfile to one in the .devcontainer
+    # folder. Note that the path of the Dockerfile and context is relative to the *primary*
+    # docker-compose.yml file (the first in the devcontainer.json "dockerComposeFile"
+    # array). The sample below assumes your primary file is in the root of your project.
+    #
+    # build:
+    #   context: .
+    #   dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+
+    volumes:
+      # Update this to wherever you want VS Code to mount the folder of your project
+      - ..:/workspaces:cached
+
+    # Uncomment the next four lines if you will use a ptrace-based debugger like C++, Go, and Rust.
+    # cap_add:
+    #   - SYS_PTRACE
+    # security_opt:
+    #   - seccomp:unconfined
+
+    # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
+    command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 1000; do :; done"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/docker-existing-docker-compose
+{
+	"name": "rurema bitclust",
+
+	// Update the 'dockerComposeFile' list if you have more compose files or use different names.
+	// The .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml file contains any overrides you need/want to make.
+	"dockerComposeFile": [
+		"../compose.yaml",
+		"compose.yaml"
+	],
+
+	// The 'service' property is the name of the service for the container that VS Code should
+	// use. Update this value and .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml to the real service name.
+	"service": "app",
+
+	// The optional 'workspaceFolder' property is the path VS Code should open by default when
+	// connected. This is typically a file mount in .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}"
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line if you want start specific services in your Docker Compose config.
+	// "runServices": [],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line if you want to keep your containers running after VS Code shuts down.
+	// "shutdownAction": "none",
+
+	// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "cat /etc/os-release",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as an existing user other than the container default. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "devcontainer"
+}
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM ruby:3.3.3-bookworm
+RUN useradd rurema --create-home --shell /bin/bash
+USER rurema:rurema
+ENV BUNDLE_AUTO_INSTALL true
+WORKDIR /workspaces/bitclust
+ENTRYPOINT ["bundle", "exec"]
+CMD ["rake"]
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
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+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/workspaces:cached