diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index b69688f..35ed8c9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
       "cpus": 4
     },
     "waitFor": "onCreateCommand",
-    "updateContentCommand": "pip install -r requirements.txt",
+    "onCreateCommand": "curl -LsS https://r.mariadb.com/downloads/mariadb_repo_setup | sudo bash && sudo apt install -y libmariadb3 libmariadb-dev",
+    "updateContentCommand": "pip install -r backend/requirements.txt",
     "postCreateCommand": "",
     "postAttachCommand": {
       "server": "flask --debug run"