Little tweaks to make it work... In a devcontainer anyway....

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-FROM node:18-bullseye
+FROM node:14-bullseye
 
-# Install additional tools including Ionic CLI
+# Install additional tools including Ionic CLI and build dependencies for older projects
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     git \
     curl \
     vim \
-    mongodb-clients \
+    python2.7 \
+    python2.7-dev \
+    build-essential \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python2 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Install MongoDB shell via npm (works on all architectures)
+# Note: mongosh requires Node 18+, but we're using Node 14 for legacy compatibility
+# We'll use the mongo command from the mongo container instead
+
 # Install global npm packages for development
 RUN npm install -g \
     @ionic/cli \
@@ -18,17 +26,18 @@ RUN npm install -g \
     prettier
 
 # Set working directory
-WORKDIR /workspaces/PfosiLooking
+WORKDIR /workspaces/PfosiLooking-monorepo
 
 # Copy package files for dependency caching
 COPY package*.json ./
 COPY app/package*.json ./app/
 COPY backend/package*.json ./backend/
 
-# Install dependencies
-RUN npm install
-RUN cd app && npm install
-RUN cd backend && npm install
+# Install dependencies separately to avoid node-sass issues during build
+# We'll install them after container starts
+# RUN npm install
+# RUN cd app && npm install  
+# RUN cd backend && npm install
 
 # Keep container running
 CMD ["sleep", "infinity"]