add better docs for dev tools

Dockerfile

@@ -19,11 +19,20 @@ COPY deploy-container/rclone-tasks.json /tmp/rclone-tasks.json
 # Fix permissions for code-server
 RUN sudo chown -R coder:coder /home/coder/.local
 
-# You can add custom software and dependencies for your environment here. Some examples:
+# You can add custom software and dependencies for your environment below
+# -----------
 
+# Install a VS Code extension:
+# Note: we use a different marketplace than VS Code. See https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md#differences-compared-to-vs-code
 # RUN code-server --install-extension esbenp.prettier-vscode
-# RUN sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
-# RUN COPY myTool /home/coder/myTool
+
+# Install apt packages:
+# RUN sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-make
+
+# Copy files: 
+# COPY deploy-container/myTool /home/coder/myTool
+
+# -----------
 
 # Port
 ENV PORT=8080

deploy-container/README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Docker Hub: `bencdr/code-server-deploy-container`
 | `START_DIR`       | The directory code-server opens (and clones repos in)                                            | /home/coder/project |
 ---
 
+Other code-server environment variables (such as `CODE_SERVER_CONFIG`) can also be used. See the [code-server FAQ](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md) for details.
+
 ## 💾 Persist your filesystem with `rclone`
 
 This image has built-in support for [rclone](https://rclone.org/) so that your files don't get lost when code-server is re-deployed.
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ Now, you can add the following the environment variables in the code-server clou
 | RCLONE_REMOTE_NAME   | the name of the remote you added in step 2.<br />check with `$ rclone listremotes`                                                                    | code-server-remote                           |          |
 | RCLONE_SOURCE        | source directory to sync files in the code-server container                                                                                           | the project directory: `/home/coder/project` |          |
 | RCLONE_DESTINATION   | the path in the remote that rclone syncs to. change this if you have multiple code-server environments, or if you want to better organize your files. | code-server-files                            |          |
-| RCLONE_VSCODE_TASKS  | import push and pull shortcuts into VS Code ![rclone screenshot from VS Code](../img/rclone-vscode-tasks.png)                                     | true                                         |
+| RCLONE_VSCODE_TASKS  | import push and pull shortcuts into VS Code ![rclone screenshot from VS Code](../img/rclone-vscode-tasks.png)                                         | true                                         |
 ```sh
 
 # --- How to use ---

deploy-container/myTool/test.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "This is a demo tool that could be brought into the code-server workspace"