diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:jammy
+
+USER vscode
+WORKDIR /home/vscode
+
+RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leanprover/elan/master/elan-init.sh -sSf | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain none
+
+ENV PATH="/home/vscode/.elan/bin:${PATH}"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "name": "Lean-MLIR dev container",
+
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "lake exe cache get!",
+
+  "hostRequirements": {
+     "cpus": 4
+  },
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode" : {
+      "extensions" : [ "leanprover.lean4" ]
+    }
+  }
+}