diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 434ed12c..48d30709 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 	],
 	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
 	// "forwardPorts": [],
-	//use postcommand to create the maxmind db
-	'postCreateCommand': '.devcontainer/maxmind-create.sh',
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	'postCreateCommand': '.devcontainer/maxmind-create.sh && .devcontainer/dynamodb-create.sh',
 	"remoteUser": "vscode",
 	"features": {
 		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/aws-cli:1": {
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 116502f5..a3b2b82f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ services:
         VARIANT: "3.11"
         INSTALL_NODE: "true"
         NODE_VERSION: "lts/*"
+        LICENSE_KEY: '${MAXMIND_KEY}'
     volumes:
       - ..:/workspace:cached
     command: sleep infinity
     environment:
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: 'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: 'AWSACCESSKEYID'
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: 'AWSSECRETACCESSKEY'
       SHELL: /bin/zsh
       ENVIRONMENT: 'dev'