diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 97714b1..59cd796 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@
 	"forwardPorts": [
 		1313
 	],
-	"postStartCommand": "hugo server --bind 0.0.0.0"
+	"postStartCommand": "hugo server --bind 0.0.0.0",
+	// non-root user (e.g. for rootless podman)
+	"containerUser": "vscode"
 }