diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ghcr.io/talusbio/nf-encyclopedia:latest
+RUN apt update && apt install default-jdk-headless git docker -y
+ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1*-openjdk-amd64
+ENV PATH="/usr/bin:$PATH"
+RUN export -n _JAVA_OPTIONS
+RUN unset _JAVA_OPTIONS ; cd /bin && curl -s https://get.nextflow.io | bash
+
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "build": { "dockerfile": "Dockerfile" },
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {}
+  }
+}
+