Began preparing for conda deployment

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
-// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/python
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/miniconda
 {
-	"name": "Python 3",
-	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
-	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.12-bullseye",
+	"name": "Miniconda (Python 3)",
+	"build": { 
+		"context": "..",
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+	},
 
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
@@ -12,7 +14,9 @@
 	// "forwardPorts": [],
 
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-	"postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",
+	// "postCreateCommand": "python --version",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
 	"customizations": {
 		"vscode": {
 			"extensions": [
@@ -21,9 +25,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Configure tool-specific properties.
-	// "customizations": {},
-
 	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
 	// "remoteUser": "root"
 }