diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+	"name": "ROS2 Foxy",
+	"build": {
+		"dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+		"context": ".."
+	},
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+	"workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind",
+	"customizations": {
+		"vscode": {
+			"settings": {
+				"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"runArgs": [
+		"--network=host",
+		"--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE",
+		"--security-opt=seccomp=unconfined"
+	],
+	"postCreateCommand": "bash -c 'source /opt/ros/foxy/setup.bash && echo \"source /opt/ros/foxy/setup.bash\" >> ~/.bashrc'",
+	"remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+# Dockerfile for devcontainer of this repo
+
+FROM ros:foxy
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y wget nano
+
+RUN wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb
+RUN sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb && rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb
+RUN sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y dotnet-sdk-6.0
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1aeeee..a84a60f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ colcon build --merge-install
 
 Linux
 -----
-Assuming ROS2 foxy installed to the standard location, run the following commands:
+Assuming ROS2 foxy installed to the standard location (or use the provided devcontainer config), run the following commands:
 ```
 source /opt/ros/foxy/setup.bash
 mkdir -p ~/ros2_dotnet_ws/src