diff --git a/.devcontainer/README.md b/.devcontainer/README.md
index a8e34b33f..fc50bfc97 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/README.md
+++ b/.devcontainer/README.md
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ When the devcontainer is built, it copies `.devcontainer/chefs_local/local.json.
 *Notes*
 - `CHEFS Frontend` launch configuration is using the `chefs-frontend-local` client in Keycloak, not `chefs-frontend` client as we do in production.
 - `CHEFS API` will use the configuration found at `.devcontainer/chefs_local/local.json`
+- `Postgres DB`: localhost:5432
 - `Keycloak Admin console`: http://localhost:8082 - username/password = admin/admin
 - `CHEFS Frontend`: http://localhost:5173/app
 - `CHEFS API`: http://localhost:5173/app/api/v1
 
+## Formio Components
+If you are developing the formio components, you should build and redeploy them before running your local debug instances of CHEFS. Use tasks `Components build` and `Components Deploy`.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 All development machines are unique and here we will document problems that have been encountered and how to fix them.
 
diff --git a/.vscode/README.md b/.vscode/README.md
index 4fa322833..c44fa3c95 100644
--- a/.vscode/README.md
+++ b/.vscode/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Tasks can be run from the `Terminal` > `Run Task...` menu item. The `tasks.json`
 - `All - Reinstall`: reinstall the packages for both the API and the Frontend
 - `Unit Tests - API`: run the unit tests for the API
 - `Unit Tests - Frontend`: run the unit tests for the Frontend
+- `Components Build`: build the formio components
+- `Components Deploy`: deploy the formio components. Build and deploy before serving the frontend will save lots of time.
+- `chefs_local up`: when inside the devcontainer, will bring up keycloak and postgresql for local CHEFS deployment.
+- `chefs_local down`: when inside the devcontainer, will tear down running keycloak and postgresql for local CHEFS deployment.
 
 Tip: You can run the builtin `All Tests` task to run both of the unit tests at the same time. This is possible since they're both configured to be in the `test` group.
 
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 8dffd0e9f..85aa0490c 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@
       },
       "type": "shell"
     },
+    {
+      "args": ["run", "build:formio"],
+      "command": "npm",
+      "group": "test",
+      "label": "Components build",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/app/frontend"
+      },
+      "type": "shell"
+    },
+    {
+      "args": ["run", "deploy:formio"],
+      "command": "npm",
+      "group": "test",
+      "label": "Components deploy",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/app/frontend"
+      },
+      "type": "shell"
+    },
     {
       "label": "chefs_local up",
       "type": "shell",