diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.env b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.env
index 104ee7734..134028f6e 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.env
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.env
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=db-root-password
 MYSQL_DATABASE=doubtfire-dev
 MYSQL_USER=dfire
 MYSQL_PASSWORD=pwd
+
+# Latex Details
+LATEX_CONTAINER_NAME=formatif-texlive-container
+LATEX_BUILD_PATH=/texlive/shell/latex_build.sh
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 7dba47230..f04efa507 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 //devcontainer.json
 {
   "name": "Formatif Development Container",
-  "image": "lmsdoubtfire/formatif-devcontainer:8.3-dev",
-  "runArgs": ["--env-file", ".devcontainer/devcontainer.env"],
+  // "image": "lmsdoubtfire/formatif-devcontainer:8.3-dev",
+  // "runArgs": ["--env-file", ".devcontainer/devcontainer.env"],
 
   // "dockerFile": "../dev.Dockerfile",
-  // "dockerComposeFile": "../development/docker-compose.yml",
-  // "service": "formatif-dev-container",
-  // "shutdownAction": "stopCompose",
+  "dockerComposeFile": "./docker-compose.yml",
+  "service": "formatif-dev-container",
+  "shutdownAction": "stopCompose",
   // "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
 
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+  "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind",
+
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
       "settings": {
@@ -39,41 +42,38 @@
     }
   },
 
-  "mounts": [
-    {
-      "source": "formatif-dev-database",
-      "target": "/var/lib/mysql",
-      "type": "volume"
-    },
-    {
-      "source": "formatif-dev-tmp",
-      "target": "/workspace/tmp",
-      "type": "volume"
-    },
-    {
-      "source": "formatif-dev-student-work",
-      "target": "/student-work",
-      "type": "volume"
-    },
-    {
-      "source": "ws_node_modules",
-      "target": "/workspace/node_modules",
-      "type": "volume"
-    },
-    {
-      "source": "web_node_modules",
-      "target": "/workspace/doubtfire-web/node_modules",
-      "type": "volume"
-    },
-    {
-      "source": "api_bundle",
-      "target": "/home/vscode/.gems",
-      "type": "volume"
-    }
-  ],
-
-  "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind",
-  "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+  // "mounts": [
+  //   {
+  //     "source": "formatif-dev-database",
+  //     "target": "/var/lib/mysql",
+  //     "type": "volume"
+  //   },
+  //   {
+  //     "source": "formatif-dev-tmp",
+  //     "target": "/workspace/tmp",
+  //     "type": "volume"
+  //   },
+  //   {
+  //     "source": "formatif-dev-student-work",
+  //     "target": "/student-work",
+  //     "type": "volume"
+  //   },
+  //   {
+  //     "source": "ws_node_modules",
+  //     "target": "/workspace/node_modules",
+  //     "type": "volume"
+  //   },
+  //   {
+  //     "source": "web_node_modules",
+  //     "target": "/workspace/doubtfire-web/node_modules",
+  //     "type": "volume"
+  //   },
+  //   {
+  //     "source": "api_bundle",
+  //     "target": "/home/vscode/.gems",
+  //     "type": "volume"
+  //   }
+  // ],
 
   "forwardPorts": [3000, 4200, 9876],
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index e6a972c34..f6ada122c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   formatif-dev-container:
-    container_name: formatif-dev-container
-    image: formatif-devcontainer:8.3-dev
+    container_name: 1-formatif-dev-container
     build:
       context: ../
       dockerfile: dev.Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ services:
       - web_node_modules:/workspace/doubtfire-web/node_modules
       - formatif_db_compose:/var/lib/mysql
       - formatif_gems_compose:/home/vscode/.gems
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     ports:
       - "9876:9876"
       - "4200:4200"
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ services:
     command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 5000; do :; done"
     env_file:
       - devcontainer.env
+    environment:
+      LATEX_CONTAINER_NAME: 1-formatif-texlive-container
+      LATEX_BUILD_PATH: /texlive/shell/latex_build.sh
+
+  texlive:
+    container_name: 1-formatif-texlive-container
+    build:
+      context: ../
+      dockerfile: texlive.Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - formatif_student-work_compose:/student-work
+      - ../doubtfire-api/tmp/rails-latex:/workdir/texlive-latex
+      - ../doubtfire-api/public/assets/images:/workspace/doubtfire-api/public/assets/images
+      - ../doubtfire-api/test_files:/workspace/doubtfire-api/test_files
+    depends_on:
+      - formatif-dev-container
+    command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 5000; do :; done"
 
 volumes:
   ws_node_modules:
diff --git a/.devcontainer/post_create.sh b/.devcontainer/post_create.sh
index 791af6ce1..0cbd712a3 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/post_create.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post_create.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ln -s /workspace/.devcontainer/.irbrc $HOME
 
 
 sudo chown vscode:vscode /var/lib/mysql
+sudo chown vscode:vscode /var/run/docker.sock
 # sudo chmod a+rw /var/lib/mysql
 sudo chmod a+rw /workspace/tmp
 sudo chmod a+rw /workspace/node_modules
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index b579cfe16..893767d10 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     {
       "label": "Serve Rails API",
       "type": "shell",
-      "command": "bundle install && rails s",
+      "command": "bundle install && rails s -b 0.0.0.0",
       "group": "build",
       "presentation": {
         "group": "buildGroup",
diff --git a/dev.Dockerfile b/dev.Dockerfile
index ca60d1b8d..5af22b8dd 100644
--- a/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
   && node --version \
   && npm --version \
   && gem install bundler -v '~> 2.4.5' \
-  && /workspace/doubtfire-api/.ci-setup/texlive-install.sh \
+  # && /workspace/doubtfire-api/.ci-setup/texlive-install.sh \
   && rm -rf /workspace/doubtfire-api/.ci-setup/texlive-install.sh \
   && rm -rf /install-tl-* \
   && mkdir /run/mysqld
diff --git a/texlive.Dockerfile b/texlive.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef52bd3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/texlive.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FROM texlive/texlive:latest
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y \
+    imagemagick \
+    inkscape \
+    librsvg2-bin \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY ./doubtfire-api/lib/shell/latex_build.sh /texlive/shell/latex_build.sh
+RUN chmod +x /texlive/shell/latex_build.sh
+
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "while sleep 5000; do :; done"]