diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 104770e..06e81b7 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
     "PROJECT_DIR": "/workspaces/SeaCogs"
   },
   "mounts": ["source=seacogs-persistent-data,target=/workspaces/SeaCogs/.data,type=volume"],
-  "postCreateCommand": "uv sync --frozen && sudo chown -R vscode:vscode /workspaces/SeaCogs/.data",
+  "postCreateCommand": "uv sync --frozen && sudo chown -R vscode:vscode /workspaces/SeaCogs/.data && uv run redbot-setup --no-prompt --instance-name=local --data-path=/workspaces/SeaCogs/.data --backend=json",
   "remoteUser": "vscode"
 }