diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f88186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.205.2/containers/python-3/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
+
+# [Choice] Python version (use -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): 3, 3.10, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3-bullseye, 3.10-bullseye, 3.9-bullseye, 3.8-bullseye, 3.7-bullseye, 3.6-bullseye, 3-buster, 3.10-buster, 3.9-buster, 3.8-buster, 3.7-buster, 3.6-buster
+ARG VARIANT="3.10-bullseye"
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/python:0-${VARIANT}
+
+# [Choice] Node.js version: none, lts/*, 16, 14, 12, 10
+ARG NODE_VERSION="none"
+RUN if [ "${NODE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then su vscode -c "umask 0002 && . /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} 2>&1"; fi
+
+# [Optional] If your pip requirements rarely change, uncomment this section to add them to the image.
+# COPY requirements.txt /tmp/pip-tmp/
+# RUN pip3 --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r /tmp/pip-tmp/requirements.txt \
+#    && rm -rf /tmp/pip-tmp
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
+# RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+#     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends <your-package-list-here>
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this line to install global node packages.
+# RUN su vscode -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && npm install -g <your-package-here>" 2>&1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2437a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.205.2/containers/python-3
+{
+	"name": "Python 3",
+	"build": {
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+		"context": "..",
+		"args": { 
+			// Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Python version: 3, 3.10, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6
+			// Append -bullseye or -buster to pin to an OS version.
+			// Use -bullseye variants on local on arm64/Apple Silicon.
+			"VARIANT": "3.7",
+			// Options
+			"NODE_VERSION": "lts/*"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+	"settings": { 
+		"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
+		"python.linting.enabled": true,
+		"python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+		"python.formatting.autopep8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/autopep8",
+		"python.formatting.blackPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/black",
+		"python.formatting.yapfPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/yapf",
+		"python.linting.banditPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/bandit",
+		"python.linting.flake8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/flake8",
+		"python.linting.mypyPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/mypy",
+		"python.linting.pycodestylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pycodestyle",
+		"python.linting.pydocstylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pydocstyle",
+		"python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pylint"
+	},
+
+	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+	"extensions": [
+		"ms-python.python",
+		"ms-python.vscode-pylance"
+	],
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",
+
+	// Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
+}
diff --git a/src/socketio/kafka_manager.py b/src/socketio/kafka_manager.py
index ccc06c4..ad026f3 100644
--- a/src/socketio/kafka_manager.py
+++ b/src/socketio/kafka_manager.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class KafkaManager(PubSubManager):  # pragma: no cover
     """
     name = 'kafka'
 
-    def __init__(self, url='kafka://localhost:9092', url_list=[], channel='socketio',
+    def __init__(self, url='kafka://localhost:9092',channel='socketio',
                  write_only=False):
         if kafka is None:
             raise RuntimeError('kafka-python package is not installed '
@@ -44,17 +44,12 @@ class KafkaManager(PubSubManager):  # pragma: no cover
 
         super(KafkaManager, self).__init__(channel=channel,
                                            write_only=write_only)
-
-        self.kafka_url = url[8:] if url != 'kafka://' else 'localhost:9092'
-        if url_list != []:
-            self.kafka_url_list = url_list[0]
-            self.producer = kafka.KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers=self.kafka_url_list)
-            self.consumer = kafka.KafkaConsumer(self.channel,
-                                            bootstrap_servers=self.kafka_url_list)
-        else:
-            self.producer = kafka.KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers=self.kafka_url)
-            self.consumer = kafka.KafkaConsumer(self.channel,
-                                                bootstrap_servers=self.kafka_url)
+        
+        urls = [url] if isinstance(url, str) else url
+        self.kafka_urls =  [url[8:] if url != 'kafka://' else 'localhost:9092' for url in urls]
+        self.producer = kafka.KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers=self.kafka_urls)
+        self.consumer = kafka.KafkaConsumer(self.channel,
+                                            bootstrap_servers=self.kafka_urls)
 
     def _publish(self, data):
         self.producer.send(self.channel, value=pickle.dumps(data))