diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 4a66a55..154107c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 # Set up user
 ARG USER=vagrant
 ENV PATH /home/${USER}/.local/bin:$PATH
-RUN groupadd -r ${USER} && useradd -m -r -s /bin/bash -g ${USER} ${USER}
+RUN groupadd -r ${USER} && \
+    useradd -m -r -s /bin/bash -g ${USER} ${USER}
+
+RUN apt-get update -y && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    sudo && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    echo -n "${USER}:${USER}" | chpasswd && \
+    echo "${USER} ALL = NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/${USER} && \
+    chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/${USER}
 
 USER ${USER}
 
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools tox
+
 # Install poetry
 RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
 
@@ -24,7 +35,6 @@ USER root
 RUN apt-get update -y && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     ssh \
-    sudo \
     ca-certificates \
     curl \
     gnupg \
@@ -32,10 +42,6 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && \
     openssh-client && \
     apt-get clean
 
-RUN echo -n "${USER}:${USER}" | chpasswd && \
-    echo "${USER} ALL = NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/${USER} && \
-    chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/${USER}
-
 RUN sed -i -e 's/Defaults.*requiretty/#&/' /etc/sudoers && \
     sed -i -e 's/\(UsePAM \)yes/\1 no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config && \
     mkdir -p /var/run/sshd /home/${USER}/.ssh/
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 14327de..6713923 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,33 +1,21 @@
 // For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
 // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.241.1/containers/python-3
 {
-	"name": "Python 3.10",
-	"build": {
-		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
-		"context": "..",
-		"target": "vscode",
-		"args": {
-			"USER": "vscode"
+	"name": "QI2 SDK",
+	"dockerComposeFile": [
+		"./docker-compose.yaml"
+	],
+	"service": "qi2sdk",
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+	"shutdownAction": "stopCompose",
+	"customizations": {
+		"vscode": {
+			"extensions": [
+				"ms-python.python",
+				"ms-python.vscode-pylance"
+			]
 		}
 	},
-	"settings": {
-		"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
-		"python.linting.enabled": true,
-		"python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
-		"python.formatting.autopep8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/autopep8",
-		"python.formatting.blackPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/black",
-		"python.formatting.yapfPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/yapf",
-		"python.linting.banditPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/bandit",
-		"python.linting.flake8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/flake8",
-		"python.linting.mypyPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/mypy",
-		"python.linting.pycodestylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pycodestyle",
-		"python.linting.pydocstylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pydocstyle",
-		"python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pylint"
-	},
 	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
-	"extensions": [
-		"ms-python.python",
-		"ms-python.vscode-pylance"
-	],
 	"remoteUser": "vscode"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86f95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  qi2sdk:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      target: vscode
+      args:
+        USER: vscode
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 1000; do :; done"
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/workspace:cached
+    user: vscode
diff --git a/examples/qaoa.py b/examples/qaoa.py
index 1c1d48e..af33211 100644
--- a/examples/qaoa.py
+++ b/examples/qaoa.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def f(theta):
     return f
 
 
-async def execute(qi) -> None:
+def execute(qi) -> None:
     """Run the entire qaoa alogrithm.
 
     Args:
diff --git a/quantuminspire/util/configuration.py b/quantuminspire/util/configuration.py
index 418c6bd..ad37683 100644
--- a/quantuminspire/util/configuration.py
+++ b/quantuminspire/util/configuration.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def ensure_config_file_exists(file_path: Path, file_encoding: Optional[str]) ->
     """
     if not file_path.exists():
         file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        file_path.open("w", encoding=file_encoding).write("{}")
+        file_path.open("w", encoding=file_encoding).write(
+            '{"auths": {"https://staging.qi2.quantum-inspire.com": {"user_id": 1}}}'
+        )
 
 
 def json_config_settings(settings: BaseSettings) -> Any:
diff --git a/tests/util/test_configuration.py b/tests/util/test_configuration.py
index 93e9c1e..4e1d6d8 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_configuration.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ def test_force_file_into_existence_file_does_not_exist(self) -> None:
         configuration.ensure_config_file_exists(path, "utf-8")
         path.parent.mkdir.assert_called_once_with(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         path.open.assert_called_once_with("w", encoding="utf-8")
-        open_mock.write.assert_called_once_with("{}")
+        open_mock.write.assert_called_once_with(
+            '{"auths": {"https://staging.qi2.quantum-inspire.com": {"user_id": 1}}}'
+        )
 
     def test_force_file_into_existence_file_exists(self) -> None:
         path = MagicMock()