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Expand Up @@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ Connecting to {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} with the

### Configuring a codespace for {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}

The default codespace environment created by {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} includes popular frameworks and tools such as .NET Core, Microsoft SQL Server, Python, and the Windows SDK. {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} created with {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} can be customized through a subset of `devcontainers.json` properties and a new tool called devinit, included with {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}.
A codespace, created with {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}, can be customized through a new tool called devinit, a command line tool included with {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}.

#### devinit

The [devinit](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/devinit/getting-started-with-devinit) command-line tool lets you install additional frameworks and tools into your Windows development codespaces, as well as run PowerShell scripts or modify environment variables. devinit supports a configuration file called [devinit.json](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/devinit/devinit-json), which can be added to your project for creating customized and repeatable development environments. For more information about Windows codespace configuration and devinit, see [Customize a codespace](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/ide/codespaces/customize-codespaces) in the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} documentation.
[devinit](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/devinit/getting-started-with-devinit) lets you install additional frameworks and tools into your Windows development codespaces, modify environment variables, and more.

devinit supports a configuration file called [devinit.json](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/devinit/devinit-json), which can be added to your project for creating customized and repeatable development environments. Used with a `.devcontainer.json`, your codespace will be automatically configured upon creation.

For more information about Windows codespace configuration and devinit, see [Customize a codespace](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/ide/codespaces/customize-codespaces) in the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} documentation. For more information about devinit, see [Getting started with devinit](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/devinit/getting-started-with-devinit).