diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d15eb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "Zeppelin Development",
+
+  "dockerComposeFile": "../docker-compose.development.yml",
+
+  "service": "devenv",
+  "remoteUser": "ubuntu",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/home/ubuntu/zeppelin"
+}
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 1bdf9bd9..5638ff04 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "humanize-duration": "^3.15.0",
         "io-ts": "^2.0.0",
         "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
-        "knub": "^31.0.0",
+        "knub": "^32.0.0-next.0",
         "knub-command-manager": "^9.1.0",
         "last-commit-log": "^2.1.0",
         "lodash.chunk": "^4.2.0",
@@ -2704,9 +2704,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/knub": {
-      "version": "31.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-31.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mm2PrtQ9G5UoELfJ4kjWaNQZZRMhwJbCf4FgJj92iDy4pg95XPNWAkwTw8avbkslNjb9m5Va1pp3IeJayvz/ag==",
+      "version": "32.0.0-next.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-32.0.0-next.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tT27Qr8qpge+EWonrMyw54mZ67/1WP3oKF7QgTdK6cYArTdERuYxF9X7ngd9JXcVeW9/WYz/62jq42/w9lDzIA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "discord-api-types": "^0.37.10",
         "discord.js": "^14",
@@ -7199,9 +7199,9 @@
       }
     },
     "knub": {
-      "version": "31.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-31.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mm2PrtQ9G5UoELfJ4kjWaNQZZRMhwJbCf4FgJj92iDy4pg95XPNWAkwTw8avbkslNjb9m5Va1pp3IeJayvz/ag==",
+      "version": "32.0.0-next.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-32.0.0-next.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tT27Qr8qpge+EWonrMyw54mZ67/1WP3oKF7QgTdK6cYArTdERuYxF9X7ngd9JXcVeW9/WYz/62jq42/w9lDzIA==",
       "requires": {
         "discord-api-types": "^0.37.10",
         "discord.js": "^14",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d14c8da7..95b0a52b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "humanize-duration": "^3.15.0",
     "io-ts": "^2.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
-    "knub": "^31.0.0",
+    "knub": "^32.0.0-next.0",
     "knub-command-manager": "^9.1.0",
     "last-commit-log": "^2.1.0",
     "lodash.chunk": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index f01003cf..e93e17df 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ connect().then(async () => {
       sendSuccessMessageFn(channel, body) {
         const guildId =
           channel instanceof TextChannel || channel instanceof ThreadChannel ? channel.guild.id : undefined;
-        // @ts-expect-error
         const emoji = guildId ? bot.getLoadedGuild(guildId)!.config.success_emoji : undefined;
         channel.send(successMessage(body, emoji));
       },
@@ -362,7 +361,6 @@ connect().then(async () => {
       sendErrorMessageFn(channel, body) {
         const guildId =
           channel instanceof TextChannel || channel instanceof ThreadChannel ? channel.guild.id : undefined;
-        // @ts-expect-error
         const emoji = guildId ? bot.getLoadedGuild(guildId)!.config.error_emoji : undefined;
         channel.send(errorMessage(body, emoji));
       },
diff --git a/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts b/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
index 4c110914..e654f630 100644
--- a/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ export function strictValidationErrorToConfigValidationError(err: StrictValidati
 
 export function getPluginConfigParser(blueprint: ZeppelinPlugin, customParser?: ZeppelinPlugin["configParser"]) {
   return async (options: PluginOptions<any>, strict?: boolean) => {
-    const ident = `[getPluginConfigParser.${blueprint.name}] | `;
-    if (blueprint.name === "mutes") {
-      console.log(ident, "options => ", JSON.stringify(options));
-    }
-
     // 1. Validate the basic structure of plugin config
     const basicOptionsValidation = validate(BasicPluginStructureType, options);
     if (basicOptionsValidation instanceof StrictValidationError) {
@@ -147,7 +142,7 @@ export function getPluginConfigParser(blueprint: ZeppelinPlugin, customParser?:
       }
     }
 
-    // 3. Run custom parser, if any
+    // 3. Run custom preprocessor, if any
     if (customParser) {
       options = await customParser(options);
     }
@@ -161,7 +156,6 @@ export function getPluginConfigParser(blueprint: ZeppelinPlugin, customParser?:
         ? decodeAndValidateStrict(blueprint.configSchema, options.config)
         : options.config;
       if (decodedConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
-        console.error("4.strict:", blueprint.name);
         throw strictValidationErrorToConfigValidationError(decodedConfig);
       }
     }
@@ -173,7 +167,6 @@ export function getPluginConfigParser(blueprint: ZeppelinPlugin, customParser?:
           ? decodeAndValidateStrict(blueprint.configSchema, overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig)
           : overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig;
         if (decodedOverrideConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
-          console.error("4.overrides.strict:", blueprint.name, options, decodedOverrideConfig);
           throw strictValidationErrorToConfigValidationError(decodedOverrideConfig);
         }
         decodedOverrides.push({
@@ -234,13 +227,11 @@ export async function sendErrorMessage(
 
 export function getBaseUrl(pluginData: AnyPluginData<any>) {
   const knub = pluginData.getKnubInstance() as TZeppelinKnub;
-  // @ts-expect-error
   return knub.getGlobalConfig().url;
 }
 
 export function isOwner(pluginData: AnyPluginData<any>, userId: string) {
   const knub = pluginData.getKnubInstance() as TZeppelinKnub;
-  // @ts-expect-error
   const owners = knub.getGlobalConfig()?.owners;
   if (!owners) {
     return false;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
index 3fe5d0c1..15a5c7b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ export const AutomodPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutomodPluginType>()({
   info: pluginInfo,
 
   // prettier-ignore
-  // @ts-expect-error
   dependencies: () => [
     LogsPlugin,
     ModActionsPlugin,
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ export const AutomodPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutomodPluginType>()({
 
     pluginData.state.onMessageUpdateFn = (message) => runAutomodOnMessage(pluginData, message, true);
     pluginData.state.savedMessages.events.on("update", pluginData.state.onMessageUpdateFn);
-    // @ts-expect-error
+
     const countersPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CountersPlugin);
 
     pluginData.state.onCounterTrigger = (name, triggerName, channelId, userId) => {
@@ -267,9 +266,8 @@ export const AutomodPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutomodPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.onCounterReverseTrigger = (name, triggerName, channelId, userId) => {
       runAutomodOnCounterTrigger(pluginData, name, triggerName, channelId, userId, true);
     };
-    // @ts-expect-error
+
     countersPlugin.onCounterEvent("trigger", pluginData.state.onCounterTrigger);
-    // @ts-expect-error
     countersPlugin.onCounterEvent("reverseTrigger", pluginData.state.onCounterReverseTrigger);
 
     const modActionsEvents = pluginData.getPlugin(ModActionsPlugin).getEventEmitter();
@@ -311,14 +309,11 @@ export const AutomodPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutomodPluginType>()({
   },
 
   async beforeUnload(pluginData) {
-    // @ts-expect-error
     const countersPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CountersPlugin);
     if (pluginData.state.onCounterTrigger) {
-      // @ts-expect-error
       countersPlugin.offCounterEvent("trigger", pluginData.state.onCounterTrigger);
     }
     if (pluginData.state.onCounterReverseTrigger) {
-      // @ts-expect-error
       countersPlugin.offCounterEvent("reverseTrigger", pluginData.state.onCounterReverseTrigger);
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addToCounter.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addToCounter.ts
index d1876fb0..7e7f4ac8 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addToCounter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addToCounter.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ export const AddToCounterAction = automodAction({
   defaultConfig: {},
 
   async apply({ pluginData, contexts, actionConfig, matchResult, ruleName }) {
-    // @ts-expect-error
     const countersPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CountersPlugin);
-    // @ts-expect-error
     if (!countersPlugin.counterExists(actionConfig.counter)) {
       pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin).logBotAlert({
         body: `Unknown counter \`${actionConfig.counter}\` in \`add_to_counter\` action of Automod rule \`${ruleName}\``,
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ export const AddToCounterAction = automodAction({
       return;
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error
     countersPlugin.changeCounterValue(
       actionConfig.counter,
       contexts[0].message?.channel_id || null,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts
index 00897ef8..5206e579 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ export const SetCounterAction = automodAction({
   defaultConfig: {},
 
   async apply({ pluginData, contexts, actionConfig, matchResult, ruleName }) {
-    // @ts-expect-error
     const countersPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CountersPlugin);
-    // @ts-expect-error
     if (!countersPlugin.counterExists(actionConfig.counter)) {
       pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin).logBotAlert({
         body: `Unknown counter \`${actionConfig.counter}\` in \`add_to_counter\` action of Automod rule \`${ruleName}\``,
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ export const SetCounterAction = automodAction({
       return;
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error
     countersPlugin.setCounterValue(
       actionConfig.counter,
       contexts[0].message?.channel_id || null,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnCounterTrigger.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnCounterTrigger.ts
index 125e3854..01f75116 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnCounterTrigger.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnCounterTrigger.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ export async function runAutomodOnCounterTrigger(
 ) {
   const user = userId ? await resolveUser(pluginData.client, userId) : undefined;
   const member = (userId && (await resolveMember(pluginData.client, pluginData.guild, userId))) || undefined;
-  // @ts-expect-error
+
   const prettyCounterName = pluginData.getPlugin(CountersPlugin).getPrettyNameForCounter(counterName);
-  // @ts-expect-error
   const prettyTriggerName = pluginData
-    // @ts-expect-error
     .getPlugin(CountersPlugin)
     .getPrettyNameForCounterTrigger(counterName, triggerName);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts
index d4b0e859..5094dcc8 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const HelpCmd = utilityCmd({
           if (strTrigger.startsWith(searchStr)) {
             matchingCommands.push({
               plugin,
-              // @ts-expect-error
               command: registeredCommand,
             });
             break;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/functions/getMessageInfoEmbed.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/functions/getMessageInfoEmbed.ts
index 3f15e87f..056aae2c 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/functions/getMessageInfoEmbed.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/functions/getMessageInfoEmbed.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ export async function getMessageInfoEmbed(
   }
 
   if (message.embeds.length) {
-    // @ts-expect-error
     const prefix = pluginData.fullConfig.prefix || getDefaultPrefix(pluginData.client);
     embed.fields.push({
       name: preEmbedPadding + "Embeds",
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
index 783d327d..acfe6d40 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function zeppelinGuildPlugin(...args) {
     const blueprint = guildPlugin(
       ...(args as Parameters<typeof guildPlugin>),
     ) as unknown as ZeppelinGuildPluginBlueprint;
-    blueprint.configParser = <any>getPluginConfigParser(blueprint, blueprint.configParser);
+    blueprint.configParser = getPluginConfigParser(blueprint, blueprint.configParser);
     return blueprint;
   } else {
     return zeppelinGuildPlugin as (name, blueprint) => ZeppelinGuildPluginBlueprint;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function zeppelinGlobalPlugin(...args) {
     const blueprint = globalPlugin(
       ...(args as Parameters<typeof globalPlugin>),
     ) as unknown as ZeppelinGlobalPluginBlueprint;
-    // @ts-expect-error FIXME: Check the types here
+    // @ts-ignore FIXME: Check the types here
     blueprint.configParser = getPluginConfigParser(blueprint, blueprint.configParser);
     return blueprint;
   } else {