diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d6e862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/dotnet
+{
+	"name": ".NET Blog",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:0-6.0",
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+  "features": {},
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+		// Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+		"vscode": {
+			"settings": {},
+			"extensions": [
+				"ms-dotnettools.csdevkit"
+			]
+		}
+	}
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [5000, 5001],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "dotnet restore",
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2869843..29b3ede 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Here, you'll find a 6-part series of lessons and projects to get you started bui
 > 🎥 Click the image above for a video about the series!
 
 ## How-to 
-To use this curriculum on your own, fork the entire repo and go into the numbered folders to access the lessons and projects. This series is designed to take 6 weeks, about 1 week per lesson, but feel free to complete it at your own pace.  
+To use this curriculum on your own, fork the entire repo and go into the numbered folders to access the lessons and projects. This series is designed to take 6 weeks, about 1 week per lesson, but feel free to complete it at your own pace.
 
 ## Lessons 
 |     |                       Lesson Name                       | Learning Objectives                                                                                                                 |                                                         Linked Lesson                                                          | 
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ To use this curriculum on your own, fork the entire repo and go into the numbere
 | 05  |                        Blazor                         |                         Learn Blazor and build an interactive Connect Four game                          |                              [Introducing Blazor Web Applications](/5-blazor)                               | 
 | 06  |                        Publish to Azure                         |                        Learn how to publish your project to the cloud☁️                        |                                 [Publish your Web App to Azure](/6-publish)                                  | 
  
- 
+ ## Open in Codespaces
+
+ You can open this repo in GitHub Codespaces without installing anything on your computer.
+
+ [![Open in GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/codespaces/badge.svg)](https://github.com/codespaces/new?hide_repo_select=true&ref=main&repo=dotnet/intro-to-dotnet-web-dev)
 
 ## Help Resources 
 There's a few places you can go for help and more information on the topics covered in this repository.