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+# Meteor.js devcontainer
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+Develop [Meteor.js](https://www.meteor.com/) based applications with [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces/).
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+This devcontainer is based on [geoffreybooth/meteor-base](https://hub.docker.com/r/geoffreybooth/meteor-base) and comes with Google Chrome preinstalled.
+
+## Usage
+
+Copy `.devcontainer` directory into your repository and create a new GitHub Codespace.
+
+You can use specific Meteor release by changing `build.args.RELEASE` in `devcontainer.json` file. For example: `"args": { "RELEASE": "2.3.5" }`.