diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 97472aa561..9e446d6170 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "Alpine",
 	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
-	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.19",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
 	"features": {
 		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/ansible:2": {}
 	},
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
                 "ms-python.python"
             ]
         }
-    }
+    },
+
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/ansible_collections/community/general"
 
 	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
 	// "remoteUser": "root"