diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+    "image": "gcr.io/crosvm-packages/crosvm_dev:latest",
+    "extensions": [
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tools/dev_container b/tools/dev_container
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+++ b/tools/dev_container
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2021 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+set -e
+cd "$(dirname $0)/.."
+
+docker_args=(
+    --rm
+    --volume $(pwd):/workspace:rw
+    --device /dev/net/tun
+    --device /dev/kvm
+    --volume /dev/log:/dev/log
+    --privileged
+)
+
+# Enable interactive mode when running in an interactive terminal.
+if [ -t 1 ]; then
+    docker_args+=(-it)
+fi
+
+docker run \
+    ${docker_args[@]} \
+    gcr.io/crosvm-packages/crosvm_dev:$(cat tools/impl/dev_container/version) \
+    "$@"
+
diff --git a/tools/impl/dev_container/Dockerfile b/tools/impl/dev_container/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e2beae607
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+++ b/tools/impl/dev_container/Dockerfile
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+# Copyright 2021 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+ARG RUST_VERSION
+FROM docker.io/rust:${RUST_VERSION}-slim-bullseye
+
+# Use a dedicated target directory so we do not write into the source directory.
+RUN mkdir -p /scratch/cargo_target
+ENV CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/scratch/cargo_target
+
+# Prevent the container from writing root-owned __pycache__ files into the src.
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+# Add foreign architectures for cross-compilation.
+RUN dpkg --add-architecture arm64 \
+    && dpkg --add-architecture armhf
+
+# Install dependencies for native builds.
+COPY tools/install-deps /tools/
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install --yes sudo \
+    && /tools/install-deps \
+    # Clear apt cache to save space in layer.
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    # Delete build artifacts from 'cargo install' to save space in layer.
+    && rm -rf /scratch/cargo_target/*
+
+# Install cross-compilation dependencies.
+COPY tools/install-aarch64-deps tools/install-armhf-deps /tools/
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && /tools/install-aarch64-deps \
+    && /tools/install-armhf-deps \
+    # Clear apt cache to save space in layer.
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Prebuild aarch64 VM image for faster startup.
+COPY tools/aarch64vm /tools/
+COPY /tools/impl/testvm.py /tools/impl/
+COPY /tools/impl/testvm/version /tools/impl/testvm/
+RUN /tools/aarch64vm build
+
+VOLUME /workspace
+WORKDIR /workspace
diff --git a/tools/impl/dev_container/Makefile b/tools/impl/dev_container/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85afa5d3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/impl/dev_container/Makefile
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+# Copyright 2021 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+#
+# To locally build the docker container for usage with dev_container:
+#
+# 	make -C tools/impl/dev_container crosvm_dev
+#
+# To upload a new version of the container, uprev the `version` file and run;
+#
+# 	make -C tools/impl/dev_container upload
+#
+# You need write permission to the crosvm-packages cloud registry to do so.
+
+export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
+
+TAG_BASE=gcr.io/crosvm-packages
+VERSION=$(shell cat version)
+RUST_VERSION=$(shell cat ../../../rust-toolchain)
+BUILD_CONTEXT=$(shell realpath ../../../)
+
+DOCKER ?= docker
+
+all: crosvm_dev
+
+upload: all
+	$(DOCKER) push $(TAG_BASE)/crosvm_dev:$(VERSION)
+
+crosvm_dev:
+	$(DOCKER) build \
+		--build-arg RUST_VERSION=$(RUST_VERSION) \
+		-t $(TAG_BASE)/$@:$(VERSION) \
+		-f Dockerfile \
+		$(BUILD_CONTEXT)
+
+.PHONY: all crosvm_dev upload
diff --git a/tools/impl/dev_container/version b/tools/impl/dev_container/version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75d30fb532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/impl/dev_container/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+r0001
diff --git a/tools/install-aarch64-deps b/tools/install-aarch64-deps
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..69d92ca181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install-aarch64-deps
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2021 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+set -ex
+
+sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends  \
+    g++-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+    gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+    ipxe-qemu \
+    libc-dev:arm64 \
+    libcap-dev:arm64 \
+    libdbus-1-dev:arm64 \
+    libdrm-dev:arm64 \
+    libepoxy-dev:arm64 \
+    libssl-dev:arm64 \
+    libwayland-dev:arm64 \
+    libxext-dev:arm64 \
+    qemu-efi-aarch64 \
+    qemu-system-aarch64 \
+    qemu-user-static
+
+rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+# Generate a cross file for meson to compile for aarch64
+sudo mkdir -p -m 0755 /usr/local/share/meson/cross
+sudo /usr/share/meson/debcrossgen --arch arm64 \
+    -o /usr/local/share/meson/cross/aarch64
diff --git a/tools/install-armhf-deps b/tools/install-armhf-deps
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cb06f07bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install-armhf-deps
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2021 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+set -ex
+
+sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends  \
+    g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf \
+    gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf \
+    libc-dev:armhf \
+    libcap-dev:armhf \
+    libdbus-1-dev:armhf \
+    libdrm-dev:armhf \
+    libepoxy-dev:armhf \
+    libssl-dev:armhf \
+    libwayland-dev:armhf \
+    libxext-dev:armhf
+
+rustup target add armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+
+# Generate a cross file for meson to compile for armhf
+sudo mkdir -p -m 0755 /usr/local/share/meson/cross
+sudo /usr/share/meson/debcrossgen --arch armhf \
+    -o /usr/local/share/meson/cross/armhf
diff --git a/tools/install-deps b/tools/install-deps
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..00d96361b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install-deps
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2021 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+set -ex
+
+sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    clang \
+    cloud-image-utils \
+    curl \
+    dpkg-dev \
+    expect \
+    g++ \
+    gcc \
+    git \
+    jq \
+    libasound2-dev \
+    libcap-dev \
+    libclang-dev \
+    libdbus-1-dev \
+    libdrm-dev \
+    libepoxy-dev \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libwayland-dev \
+    libxext-dev \
+    make \
+    meson \
+    nasm \
+    ninja-build \
+    openssh-client \
+    pkg-config \
+    protobuf-compiler \
+    python3 \
+    python3-setuptools \
+    qemu-system-x86 \
+    rsync \
+    screen \
+    wayland-protocols
+
+
+# The bindgen tool is required to build a crosvm dependency.
+cargo install bindgen
+
+# The mdbook and mdbook-mermaid tools are used to build the crosvm book.
+cargo install mdbook --no-default-features --version "^0.4.10"
+cargo install mdbook-mermaid --version "^0.8.3"
+