diff --git a/.github/studios.Dockerfile b/.github/studios.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5347784fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/studios.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+
+ARG CONNECT_CLIENT_VERSION="0.8-rc"
+
+FROM cr.seqera.io/public/data-studio-vscode:1.101.2-${CONNECT_CLIENT_VERSION}
+
+# Environment variable for repository URL with default
+ENV REPO_URL="https://github.com/nextflow-io/training.git"
+ENV REPO_REF="2.3.0"
+
+# Create and configure workspace
+WORKDIR /workspaces
+RUN mkdir -p /workspaces/.nextflow && \
+    mkdir -p /workspaces/.vscode-server
+
+# Pre-install nf-core extension pack
+RUN /home/.vscode/bin/openvscode-server --install-extension nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack --force
+
+# Create setup script that clones repository then runs init
+RUN cat > /usr/local/bin/setup.sh <<'BASH' && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/setup.sh
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Cloning repository: ${REPO_URL}"
+
+# Derive workspace dir from repo name
+REPO_NAME=$(basename "${REPO_URL}" .git)
+WORKSPACE_DIR="/workspaces/${REPO_NAME}"
+
+# Check if repository already exists
+if [ -d "${WORKSPACE_DIR}/.git" ]; then
+    echo "Repository already exists at ${WORKSPACE_DIR}, skipping setup"
+else
+    # Clone the specified ref (branch or tag)
+    git clone --depth 1 --branch "${REPO_REF}" "${REPO_URL}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
+
+    # VS Code settings scoped to the repo
+    mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE_DIR}/.vscode"
+    cat > "${WORKSPACE_DIR}/.vscode/settings.json" << 'EOF'
+{
+    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark Modern",
+    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash",
+    "terminal.integrated.cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+    "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
+    "workbench.panel.defaultLocation": "bottom",
+    "workbench.panel.opensMaximized": "never",
+    "terminal.integrated.hideOnStartup": "never",
+    "cSpell.diagnosticLevel": "Hint",
+    "nextflow.java.home": "/usr",
+    "nextflow.debug": false
+}
+EOF
+
+    # Default folder points at the cloned repo
+    sed -i "s|--default-folder '/workspace'|--default-folder '${WORKSPACE_DIR}'|g" /init
+
+    # Pre-warm Nextflow
+    export NXF_OPTS="-XX:+UseContainerSupport -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=50.0"
+    nextflow help > /dev/null 2>&1
+    sleep 2
+    nextflow info > /dev/null 2>&1
+    sleep 2
+fi
+
+exec /init
+BASH
+
+# Override the entrypoint to use connect-client
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/connect-client", "--entrypoint", "/usr/local/bin/setup.sh"]
+
+# Default arguments (empty since setup script handles everything)
+CMD []
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-devcontainer.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-devcontainer.yml
index 5db2a6be1..fc9136bf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-devcontainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-devcontainer.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - ".devcontainer/**"
       - ".github/workflows/docker-devcontainer.yml"
+      - ".github/studios.Dockerfile"
   push: { branches: [master] } # Build + push ('latest' tag)
   release: { types: [published] } # Build + push (release tag)
   workflow_dispatch: # Build + push (custom tag)
@@ -68,3 +69,38 @@ jobs:
             push
             release
             workflow_dispatch
+
+  build_studios:
+    needs: build_push
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, '.github/studios.Dockerfile')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Studios image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: .github/studios.Dockerfile
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-studios:${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
+          build-args: |
+            IMAGE_TAG=${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}