diff --git a/.devcontainer/features/spacefx-dev/postStart.sh b/.devcontainer/features/spacefx-dev/postStart.sh
index 6abc142..651548f 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/features/spacefx-dev/postStart.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/features/spacefx-dev/postStart.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ run_a_script "touch /spacefx-dev/postStart.start"
 STAGE_SPACE_FX_CMD_EXTRAS=""
 
 
+############################################################
+# Install Dotnet
+############################################################
+function check_and_install_dotnet(){
+    info_log "START: ${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+
+    info_log "Checking for dotnet ('${DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR:?}/dotnet')..."
+    if [[ ! -f "${DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR:?}/dotnet" ]]; then
+        info_log "...dotnet not found.  Downloading..."
+        run_a_script "wget -P /tmp -q https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/scripts/v1/dotnet-install.sh" --disable_log
+        run_a_script "chmod +x /tmp/dotnet-install.sh" --disable_log
+        run_a_script "/tmp/dotnet-install.sh --version ${DOTNET_SDK_VERSION:?}" --disable_log
+    fi
+
+    info_log "...dotnet found at '${DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR:?}/dotnet'"
+
+    info_log "END: ${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+}
+
 ############################################################
 # Install VSDebugger
 ############################################################
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ function add_spacedev_nuget_source(){
 
     create_directory "${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget"
 
-    run_a_script "dotnet nuget list source" current_nuget_sources
+    run_a_script "${DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR:?}/dotnet nuget list source" current_nuget_sources
 
     if [[ $current_nuget_sources == *"${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget"* ]]; then
         info_log "found nuget source '${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget'.  Nothing to do."
@@ -81,7 +100,7 @@ function add_spacedev_nuget_source(){
     fi
 
     info_log "Adding '${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget' as a nuget source..."
-    run_a_script "dotnet nuget add source ${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget"
+    run_a_script "${DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR:?}/dotnet nuget add source ${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget"
     info_log "...successfully added '${SPACEFX_DIR}/nuget'"
 
 
@@ -300,13 +319,15 @@ SPACEFX_UPDATE_END" --disable_log
 }
 
 function main() {
+    check_and_install_dotnet
+    check_and_install_vsdebugger
+
     add_spacedev_nuget_source
     wipe_bin_and_obj_directories
 
     if [[ "${CLUSTER_ENABLED}" == true ]] && [[ "${DEBUG_SHIM_ENABLED}" == true ]]; then
         [[ ! -d "${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev" ]] && run_a_script "mkdir -p ${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev" --disable_log
         [[ ! -f "${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev/debugShim_keepAlive.sh" ]] && run_a_script "cp /spacefx-dev/debugShim_keepAlive.sh ${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev/debugShim_keepAlive.sh" --disable_log
-        check_and_install_vsdebugger
         generate_debugshims
         # run_user_requested_yamls
     fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3baa42..baae64e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ oras push ${REGISTRY}/${FEATURE}:${VERSION} \
 
 ```
 
-
-
 ## Contributing
 
 This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a
diff --git a/modules/m_100_collect_container_info.sh b/modules/m_100_collect_container_info.sh
index 5c68323..b7949d2 100644
--- a/modules/m_100_collect_container_info.sh
+++ b/modules/m_100_collect_container_info.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ export CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR=${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR}
 SPACEFX_UPDATE_END" --disable_log
     fi
 
+    # Check and add the dotnet install dir to the app.env file
+    if [[ "$_spacefx_dev_env" != *"DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR"* ]]; then
+        run_a_script "tee -a ${SPACEFX_DEV_ENV} > /dev/null << SPACEFX_UPDATE_END
+export DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR=${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev/dotnet
+SPACEFX_UPDATE_END" --disable_log
+        export DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR=${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev/dotnet
+        export PATH="${CONTAINER_WORKING_DIR:?}/.git/spacefx-dev/dotnet:${PATH}"
+    fi
+
+
+
 
 }