# Developing Discourse on GitHub Codespaces

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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-on-github-codespaces/336131 "2024-11-14T12:12:38Z")\
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> [@Daimonds\_and\_netherite](#):
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> change it from the main to devcontainer like the image shows

If you’re talking about the ‘devcontainer’ branch shown in the footer of the second image, then you should ignore it. The screenshots were taken before devcontainer configuration was available on the `main` branch.

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