diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d11aa88c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:12.3.1-base-ubuntu22.04
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.21.5
+ARG USERNAME=developer
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=1000
+ARG DCGM_VERSION=3.3.3
+# Create a user 'developer' with UID=1000, add to 'developer' group, and add to 'sudo' group
+RUN groupadd -g $USER_GID $USERNAME && \
+    useradd -m -u $USER_GID -g $USERNAME -s /bin/bash $USERNAME && \
+    usermod -aG sudo $USERNAME
+# Allow 'developer' to use sudo without a password
+RUN echo "$USERNAME ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt \
+	set -eux; \
+	apt-get update; \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        git \
+		ca-certificates \
+		g++ \
+		gcc \
+		libc6-dev \
+		make \
+		pkg-config \
+        wget \
+		datacenter-gpu-manager=1:${DCGM_VERSION} \
+		libcap2-bin \
+		&& apt-get autoremove -y \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+	arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"; arch="${arch##*-}"; \
+	url=; \
+	echo "$arch"; \
+	case "$arch" in \
+		'amd64') \
+			url="https://dl.google.com/go/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"; \
+			;; \
+		'arm64') \
+			url="https://dl.google.com/go/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-arm64.tar.gz"; \
+			;; \
+		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported architecture '$arch' (likely packaging update needed)"; exit 1 ;; \
+	esac; \
+	build=; \
+	if [ -z "$url" ]; then \
+# https://github.com/golang/go/issues/38536#issuecomment-616897960
+		build=1; \
+		url="https://dl.google.com/go/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.src.tar.gz"; \
+		echo >&2; \
+		echo >&2 "warning: current architecture ($arch) does not have a compatible Go binary release; will be building from source"; \
+		echo >&2; \
+	fi; \
+    wget -O go.tgz "$url" --progress=dot:giga; \
+    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.tgz; \
+	rm go.tgz
+ENV GOTOOLCHAIN=local
+ENV GOPATH /go
+ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:$PATH
+RUN mkdir -p "$GOPATH/src" "$GOPATH/bin" && chmod -R 1777 "$GOPATH"
+ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+
+RUN rm -rfd /usr/local/dcgm/bindings /usr/local/dcgm/sdk_samples /usr/share/nvidia-validation-suite
+# Required for DCP metrics
+ENV NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=compute,utility,compat32
+# disable all constraints on the configurations required by NVIDIA container toolkit
+ENV NVIDIA_DISABLE_REQUIRE="true"
+ENV NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01ce35c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Read here https://containers.dev/implementors/json_reference/
+{
+  "name": "dcgm-exporter-container",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+  },
+  "privileged": true,
+  "runArgs": [
+    "-v", "/run/docker.sock:/run/docker.sock:rw",
+    "--mount", "type=bind,src=${env:HOME}/.ssh,dst=/home/developer/.ssh",
+    "-p", "2222:22",
+    "--name", "vscode_dev_container",
+    "-e", "DCGM_BUILD_INSIDE_DOCKER=1",
+    "-e", "NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=compute,utility",
+    "-e", "NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=ALL",
+    "--cap-add=SYS_ADMIN",
+    "--security-opt",
+    "seccomp=unconfined",
+    "--gpus=all"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 055d8d39..524b5c2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,3 +92,7 @@ validate-modules:
 	@echo "- Checking for any unused/missing packages in go.mod..."
 	go mod tidy
 	@git diff --exit-code -- go.sum go.mod
+
+.PHONY: tools
+tools: ## Install required tools and utilities
+	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.2
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