diff --git a/.devcontainer/.bashrc b/.devcontainer/.bashrc
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+# Sim Studio Development Environment Bashrc
+# This gets sourced by post-create.sh
+
+# Enhanced prompt with git branch info
+parse_git_branch() {
+  git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
+}
+
+export PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@simstudio\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[33m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\]\$ "
+
+# Helpful aliases
+alias ll="ls -la"
+alias ..="cd .."
+alias ...="cd ../.."
+
+# Database aliases
+alias pgc="PGPASSWORD=postgres psql -h db -U postgres -d postgres"
+alias check-db="PGPASSWORD=postgres psql -h db -U postgres -c '\l'"
+
+# Sim Studio specific aliases
+alias logs="tail -f logs/*.log 2>/dev/null || echo 'No log files found'"
+alias sim-start="npm run dev"
+alias sim-migrate="npx drizzle-kit push"
+alias sim-generate="npx drizzle-kit generate"
+alias sim-rebuild="npm run build && npm start"
+
+# Welcome message
+echo "🚀 Welcome to Sim Studio development environment!"
+echo "Type 'sim-start' to start the development server" 
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:18-bullseye
+
+# Avoid warnings by switching to noninteractive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Configure apt and install packages
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends apt-utils dialog 2>&1 \
+    # Install git, process tools, lsb-release
+    && apt-get -y install git procps lsb-release \
+    # Install other dependencies
+    && apt-get -y install curl wget jq sudo \
+    # Clean up
+    && apt-get autoremove -y \
+    && apt-get clean -y \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create a non-root user
+ARG USERNAME=node
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
+# [Optional] Add sudo support
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME
+
+# Make sure we have the latest npm
+RUN npm install -g npm@latest
+
+# Install global packages
+RUN npm install -g drizzle-kit
+
+# Install dependencies for Postgres client
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+    postgresql-client \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Switch back to dialog for any ad-hoc use of apt-get
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=dialog
+
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+# Expose the ports we're interested in
+EXPOSE 3000 
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/README.md b/.devcontainer/README.md
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+# Sim Studio Development Container
+
+This directory contains configuration files for Visual Studio Code Dev Containers / GitHub Codespaces. Dev containers provide a consistent, isolated development environment for this project.
+
+## Contents
+
+- `devcontainer.json` - The main configuration file that defines the development container settings
+- `Dockerfile` - Defines the container image and development environment
+- `docker-compose.yml` - Sets up the application and database containers
+- `post-create.sh` - Script that runs when the container is created
+- `.bashrc` - Custom shell configuration with helpful aliases
+
+## Usage
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Visual Studio Code
+- Docker installation:
+  - Docker Desktop (Windows/macOS)
+  - Docker Engine (Linux)
+- VS Code Remote - Containers extension
+
+### Getting Started
+
+1. Open this project in Visual Studio Code
+2. When prompted, click "Reopen in Container"
+   - Alternatively, press `F1` and select "Remote-Containers: Reopen in Container"
+3. Wait for the container to build and initialize
+4. The post-creation script will automatically:
+
+   - Install dependencies
+   - Set up environment variables
+   - Run database migrations
+   - Configure helpful aliases
+
+5. Start the application with `sim-start` (alias for `npm run dev`)
+
+### Development Commands
+
+The development environment includes these helpful aliases:
+
+- `sim-start` - Start the development server
+- `sim-migrate` - Push schema changes to the database
+- `sim-generate` - Generate new migrations
+- `sim-rebuild` - Build and start the production version
+- `pgc` - Connect to the PostgreSQL database
+- `check-db` - List all databases
+
+### Using GitHub Codespaces
+
+This project is also configured for GitHub Codespaces. To use it:
+
+1. Go to the GitHub repository
+2. Click the "Code" button
+3. Select the "Codespaces" tab
+4. Click "Create codespace on main"
+
+This will start a new Codespace with the development environment already set up.
+
+## Customization
+
+You can customize the development environment by:
+
+- Modifying `devcontainer.json` to add VS Code extensions or settings
+- Updating the `Dockerfile` to install additional packages
+- Editing `docker-compose.yml` to add services or change configuration
+- Modifying `.bashrc` to add custom aliases or configurations
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If you encounter issues:
+
+1. Rebuild the container: `F1` → "Remote-Containers: Rebuild Container"
+2. Check Docker logs for build errors
+3. Verify Docker Desktop is running
+4. Ensure all prerequisites are installed
+
+For more information, see the [VS Code Remote Development documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers).
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "name": "Sim Studio Dev Environment",
+  "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+  "service": "app",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+        "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+          "source.fixAll.eslint": true
+        },
+        "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+        "[typescript]": {
+          "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+        },
+        "[typescriptreact]": {
+          "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+        }
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+        "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+        "bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss",
+        "ms-vscode.vscode-typescript-next",
+        "github.copilot",
+        "github.copilot-chat",
+        "rvest.vs-code-prettier-eslint",
+        "mikestead.dotenv",
+        "dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets",
+        "steoates.autoimport"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "forwardPorts": [3000, 5432],
+
+  "postCreateCommand": "sh .devcontainer/post-create.sh",
+
+  "remoteUser": "node",
+
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
+      "version": "lts"
+    },
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/npm-package:1": {
+      "package": "typescript",
+      "version": "latest"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/workspace:cached
+    command: sleep infinity
+    environment:
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/postgres
+      - NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL:-http://db:5432}
+      - NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=${NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY:-your-anon-key}
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    network_mode: service:db
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:14
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+      - "3000:3000"
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-data: 
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🔧 Setting up Sim Studio development environment..."
+
+# Install dependencies
+echo "📦 Installing npm dependencies..."
+npm install
+
+# Set up environment variables if .env doesn't exist
+if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+  echo "📄 Creating .env file from template..."
+  cp .env.example .env 2>/dev/null || echo "DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/postgres" > .env
+fi
+
+# Run database migrations
+echo "🗃️ Running database migrations..."
+echo "Waiting for database to be ready..."
+until PGPASSWORD=postgres psql -h db -U postgres -c '\q'; do
+  echo "Database is unavailable - sleeping"
+  sleep 2
+done
+
+echo "Database is ready!"
+npx drizzle-kit push
+
+# Add helpful aliases to .bashrc
+cat << EOF >> ~/.bashrc
+
+# Sim Studio Development Aliases
+alias migrate="npx drizzle-kit push"
+alias generate="npx drizzle-kit generate"
+alias dev="npm run dev"
+alias build="npm run build"
+alias start="npm run start"
+alias lint="npm run lint"
+alias test="npm run test"
+EOF
+
+echo "✅ Development environment is ready! Here are some helpful commands:"
+echo "📦 dev - Start the development server"
+echo "🔨 build - Build the application for production"
+echo "🚀 start - Start the production server"
+echo "🧹 lint - Run ESLint"
+echo "🧪 test - Run tests"
+echo "🗃️ migrate - Push schema changes to the database"
+echo "📃 generate - Generate new migrations" 
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diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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 .env
 .env.*
 npm-debug.log
-README.md 
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+README.md
+.devcontainer 
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