diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index f991036ad..b3b1d97a2 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:1-3.2-bullseye
 # Install Rails
 # RUN gem install rails webdrivers
 
-# Default value to allow debug server to serve content over GitHub Codespace's port forwarding service
-# The value is a comma-separated list of allowed domains
-ENV RAILS_DEVELOPMENT_HOSTS=".githubpreview.dev,.preview.app.github.dev,.app.github.dev"
-
 ARG NODE_VERSION="16"
 RUN su vscode -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} 2>&1"
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/codespaces/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/codespaces/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca9156fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/codespaces/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "name": "Mastodon on GitHub Codespaces",
+  "dockerComposeFile": "../docker-compose.yml",
+  "service": "app",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/sshd:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runServices": ["app", "db", "redis"],
+
+  "forwardPorts": [3000, 4000],
+
+  "portsAttributes": {
+    "3000": {
+      "label": "web",
+      "onAutoForward": "notify"
+    },
+    "4000": {
+      "label": "stream",
+      "onAutoForward": "silent"
+    }
+  },
+
+  "otherPortsAttributes": {
+    "onAutoForward": "silent"
+  },
+
+  "remoteEnv": {
+    "LOCAL_DOMAIN": "${localEnv:CODESPACE_NAME}-3000.app.github.dev",
+    "LOCAL_HTTPS": "true",
+    "STREAMING_API_BASE_URL": "https://${localEnv:CODESPACE_NAME}-4000.app.github.dev",
+    "DISABLE_FORGERY_REQUEST_PROTECTION": "true",
+    "ES_ENABLED": "",
+    "LIBRE_TRANSLATE_ENDPOINT": ""
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "git config --global --add safe.directory ${containerWorkspaceFolder}",
+  "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/post-create.sh",
+  "waitFor": "postCreateCommand",
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {},
+      "extensions": ["EditorConfig.EditorConfig", "webben.browserslist"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index ce14169aa..fa8d6542c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "Mastodon",
+  "name": "Mastodon on local machine",
   "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
   "service": "app",
   "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
@@ -8,13 +8,23 @@
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/sshd:1": {}
   },
 
-  "runServices": ["app", "db", "redis"],
-
   "forwardPorts": [3000, 4000],
 
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "ES_ENABLED": "",
-    "LIBRE_TRANSLATE_ENDPOINT": ""
+  "portsAttributes": {
+    "3000": {
+      "label": "web",
+      "onAutoForward": "notify",
+      "requireLocalPort": true
+    },
+    "4000": {
+      "label": "stream",
+      "onAutoForward": "silent",
+      "requireLocalPort": true
+    }
+  },
+
+  "otherPortsAttributes": {
+    "onAutoForward": "silent"
   },
 
   "onCreateCommand": "git config --global --add safe.directory ${containerWorkspaceFolder}",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37cd3dfb4..e925bec51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ Mastodon acts as an OAuth2 provider, so 3rd party apps can use the REST and Stre
 
 ## Deployment
 
-### Tech stack:
+### Tech stack
 
 - **Ruby on Rails** powers the REST API and other web pages
 - **React.js** and Redux are used for the dynamic parts of the interface
 - **Node.js** powers the streaming API
 
-### Requirements:
+### Requirements
 
 - **PostgreSQL** 9.5+
 - **Redis** 4+
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ Mastodon acts as an OAuth2 provider, so 3rd party apps can use the REST and Stre
 
 The repository includes deployment configurations for **Docker and docker-compose** as well as specific platforms like **Heroku**, **Scalingo**, and **Nanobox**. For Helm charts, reference the [mastodon/chart repository](https://github.com/mastodon/chart). The [**standalone** installation guide](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/install/) is available in the documentation.
 
+## Development
+
+### Vagrant
+
 A **Vagrant** configuration is included for development purposes. To use it, complete the following steps:
 
 - Install Vagrant and Virtualbox
@@ -82,9 +86,11 @@ A **Vagrant** configuration is included for development purposes. To use it, com
 - Run `vagrant ssh -c "cd /vagrant && foreman start"`
 - Open `http://mastodon.local` in your browser
 
+### MacOS
+
 To set up **MacOS** for native development, complete the following steps:
 
-- Install the latest stable Ruby version (use a ruby version manager for easy installation and management of ruby versions)
+- Install the latest stable Ruby version (use a Ruby version manager for easy installation and management of Ruby versions)
 - Run `brew install postgresql@14`
 - Run `brew install redis`
 - Run `brew install imagemagick`
@@ -94,15 +100,27 @@ To set up **MacOS** for native development, complete the following steps:
 - Run `bundle exec rails db:setup` (optionally prepend `RAILS_ENV=development` to target the dev environment)
 - Finally, run `overmind start -f Procfile.dev`
 
-### Getting Started with GitHub Codespaces
+### Docker
 
-To get started, create a codespace for this repository by clicking this 👇
+For development with **Docker**, complete the following steps:
 
-[![Open in GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/codespaces/badge.svg)](https://github.com/codespaces/new?hide_repo_select=true&ref=main&repo=52281283)
+- Install Docker Desktop
+- Run `docker compose -f .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml up -d`
+- Run `docker compose -f .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml exec app .devcontainer/post-create.sh`
+- Finally, run `docker compose -f .devcontainer/docker-compose.yml exec app foreman start -f Procfile.dev`
 
-A codespace will open in a web-based version of Visual Studio Code. The [dev container](.devcontainer/devcontainer.json) is fully configured with the software needed for this project.
+If you are using an IDE with [support for the Development Container specification](https://containers.dev/supporting), it will run the above `docker compose` commands automatically. For **Visual Studio Code** this requires the [Dev Container extension](https://containers.dev/supporting#dev-containers).
 
-**Note**: Dev containers are an open spec that is supported by [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/codespaces) and [other tools](https://containers.dev/supporting).
+### GitHub Codespaces
+
+To get you coding in just a few minutes, GitHub Codespaces provides a web-based version of Visual Studio Code and a cloud-hosted development environment fully configured with the software needed for this project..
+
+- Click this button to create a new codespace:<br>
+  [![Open in GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/codespaces/badge.svg)](https://github.com/codespaces/new?hide_repo_select=true&ref=main&repo=52281283&devcontainer_path=.devcontainer%2Fcodespaces%2Fdevcontainer.json)
+- Wait for the environment to build. This will take a few minutes.
+- When the editor is ready, run `foreman start -f Procfile.dev` in the terminal.
+- After a few seconds, a popup will appear with a button labeled _Open in Browser_. This will open Mastodon.
+- On the _Ports_ tab, right click on the “stream” row and select _Port visibility_ → _Public_.
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 31a396245..9a6637bdb 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Rails.application.configure do
     config.cache_store = :null_store
   end
 
+  config.action_controller.forgery_protection_origin_check = ENV['DISABLE_FORGERY_REQUEST_PROTECTION'].nil?
+
   ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDOUT).tap do |logger|
     logger.formatter = config.log_formatter
     config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger)