diff --git a/envs/shared/jupyterhub.yaml b/envs/shared/jupyterhub.yaml
index 5a3e3ed..cb31f82 100755
--- a/envs/shared/jupyterhub.yaml
+++ b/envs/shared/jupyterhub.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ singleuser:
               display_name: "MATLAB (must provide your own license)"
               kubespawner_override:
                 image: "${singleuser_image_repo}:${singleuser_image_tag}-matlab"
+            openscope:
+              display_name: "OpenScope Databook"
+              kubespawner_override:
+                image: "${singleuser_image_repo}:${singleuser_image_tag}-openscope"
       default: true
       kubespawner_override:
         image_pull_policy: Always
@@ -123,6 +127,10 @@ singleuser:
               display_name: "MATLAB (must provide your own license)"
               kubespawner_override:
                 image: "${singleuser_image_repo}:${singleuser_image_tag}-matlab"
+            openscope:
+              display_name: "OpenScope Databook"
+              kubespawner_override:
+                image: "${singleuser_image_repo}:${singleuser_image_tag}-openscope"
       kubespawner_override:
         image_pull_policy: Always
         cpu_limit: 24
@@ -146,6 +154,10 @@ singleuser:
               display_name: "MATLAB (must provide your own license)"
               kubespawner_override:
                 image: "${singleuser_image_repo}:${singleuser_image_tag}-matlab"
+            openscope:
+              display_name: "OpenScope Databook"
+              kubespawner_override:
+                image: "${singleuser_image_repo}:${singleuser_image_tag}-openscope"
       kubespawner_override:
         image_pull_policy: Always
         cpu_limit: 48
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.openscope b/images/Dockerfile.openscope
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..562e8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.openscope
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+# base requirements
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y coreutils
+RUN apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx  
+RUN apt-get install -y libglib2.0-0
+RUN apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
+RUN apt-get install -y git
+
+RUN git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/openscope_databook/openscope_databook
+
+# copy databook setup files
+COPY requirements.txt ./openscope_databook/requirements.txt
+COPY setup.py ./openscope_databook/setup.py
+COPY README.md ./openscope_databook/README.md
+COPY LICENSE.txt ./openscope_databook/LICENSE.txt
+COPY databook_utils ./openscope_databook/databook_utils
+
+# for reasons I don't understand, these must be installed before the rest the requirements
+RUN pip install numpy cython
+# set up databook dependencies
+RUN pip install -e ./openscope_databook[dev]
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