diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 0216706..973beb8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ RUN . /etc/os-release \
     && if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "amd64" ]; then apt-get install -y mongodb-database-tools; fi \
     && apt-get clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+ARG USERNAME=node
+
+RUN SNIPPET="export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a' && export HISTFILE=/commandhistory/.bash_history" \
+    && mkdir /commandhistory \
+    && touch /commandhistory/.bash_history \
+    && chown -R $USERNAME /commandhistory \
+    && echo "$SNIPPET" >> "/home/$USERNAME/.bashrc"
+
 # RUN rm -rf /home/node/.bash_history && touch /home/node/.bash_history && chown node:node /home/node/.bash_history
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.