diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bookworm
+
+ARG IVY_ENGINE_DOWNLOAD_URL
+ARG IVY_HOME=/usr/lib/axonivy-engine
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y wget unzip && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+    \
+    wget ${IVY_ENGINE_DOWNLOAD_URL} -O /tmp/ivy.zip --no-verbose && \
+    unzip /tmp/ivy.zip -d ${IVY_HOME} && \
+    rm -f /tmp/ivy.zip && \
+    \
+    mkdir ${IVY_HOME}/applications && \
+    mkdir ${IVY_HOME}/configuration/applications && \
+    rm -r ${IVY_HOME}/system/demo-applications && \
+    chown -R vscode:0 ${IVY_HOME} && \
+    \
+    chmod -R g=u ${IVY_HOME}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+  "name": "Axon Ivy Dev Container",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+    "args": {
+      "IVY_ENGINE_DOWNLOAD_URL": "https://dev.axonivy.com/permalink/dev/axonivy-engine.zip"
+    }
+  },
+  "postStartCommand": "/usr/lib/axonivy-engine/bin/AxonIvyEngine",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/java:1": {
+      "version": "17",
+      "installMaven": "true"
+    }
+  },
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": ["axon-ivy.designer-11"],
+      "settings": {
+        "engine.runByExtension": false,
+        "engine.directory": "/usr/lib/axonivy-engine"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}