diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.devcontainer.sqlite-tika.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.devcontainer.sqlite-tika.yml
index 13d59c776..e106cea1b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.devcontainer.sqlite-tika.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.devcontainer.sqlite-tika.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ services:
       - ./data:/usr/src/paperless/paperless-ngx/data
       - ./media:/usr/src/paperless/paperless-ngx/media
       - ./consume:/usr/src/paperless/paperless-ngx/consume
-      - ~/.gitconfig:/usr/src/paperless/.gitconfig:ro
     environment:
       PAPERLESS_REDIS: redis://broker:6379
       PAPERLESS_TIKA_ENABLED: 1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 452273705..c7b5c4d8e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -107,3 +107,6 @@ celerybeat-schedule*
 /.devcontainer/data/
 /.devcontainer/media/
 /.devcontainer/redisdata/
+
+# ignore pnpm package store folder created when setting up the devcontainer
+.pnpm-store/
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index c624f97c4..71ca4d930 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -470,9 +470,14 @@ To get started:
 
 2. VS Code will prompt you with "Reopen in container". Do so and wait for the environment to start.
 
-3. Initialize the project by running the task **Project Setup: Run all Init Tasks**. This
+3. In case your host operating system is Windows:
+
+    - The Source Control view in Visual Studio Code might show: "The detected Git repository is potentially unsafe as the folder is owned by someone other than the current user." Use "Manage Unsafe Repositories" to fix this.
+    - Git might have detecteded modifications for all files, because Windows is using CRLF line endings. Run `git checkout .` in the containers terminal to fix this issue.
+
+4. Initialize the project by running the task **Project Setup: Run all Init Tasks**. This
    will initialize the database tables and create a superuser. Then you can compile the front end
    for production or run the frontend in debug mode.
 
-4. The project is ready for debugging, start either run the fullstack debug or individual debug
+5. The project is ready for debugging, start either run the fullstack debug or individual debug
    processes. Yo spin up the project without debugging run the task **Project Start: Run all Services**