diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a7e4f7267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers",
+    "ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh",
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/core/.vscode/extensions.json b/core/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..596ef561f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "ms-python.python",
+    "ms-python.debugpy"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/core/.vscode/launch.json b/core/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c032008ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      // Use this to debug python code in the remote container
+      // Requires the "Remote development" extensions to be installed
+      // as well as the Python debugger extension in the container
+      "name": "Python Debugger in Remote Container: Current File",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${file}",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "python": "/usr/blueos/venv/bin/python3"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/Dockerfile b/core/Dockerfile
index f098cf7f4c..bb3f2cffd9 100644
--- a/core/Dockerfile
+++ b/core/Dockerfile
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ COPY configuration/motd /etc/motd
 COPY start-blueos-core /usr/bin/start-blueos-core
 COPY run-service.sh /usr/bin/run-service
 
+COPY ./.vscode /home/pi/.vscode
+
 # Copy binaries and necessary folders from download-binaries to this stage
 COPY --from=download-binaries \
     /usr/bin/blueos_startup_update.py \