diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index f1f0b7a..7145591 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -2,20 +2,31 @@
   "name": "Codespace to perform Valet Labs",
   "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/universal:linux",
   "remoteUser": "codespace",
-	"overrideCommand": false,
-	"mounts": [
-		"source=codespaces-linux-var-lib-docker,target=/var/lib/docker,type=volume"
-	],
-	"runArgs": [
-		"--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE",
-		"--security-opt",
-		"seccomp=unconfined",
-		"--privileged",
-		"--init"
-	],
-	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
-	"extensions": [
-		"ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
-	],
-	"postCreateCommand": "gh extension install github/gh-valet || echo 'Could not auto-build. Skipping.' "
-}
+  "overrideCommand": false,
+  "mounts": [
+    "source=codespaces-linux-var-lib-docker,target=/var/lib/docker,type=volume"
+  ],
+  "runArgs": [
+    "--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE",
+    "--security-opt",
+    "seccomp=unconfined",
+    "--privileged",
+    "--init"
+  ],
+  "remoteEnv": {
+    "DOCKER_ARGS": "--network=host",
+    "INSTALLATION_TYPE": "labs"
+  },
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
+        "editor.tabSize": 2
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "postCreateCommand": "gh extension install github/gh-valet || echo 'Could not auto-build. Skipping.' "
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh b/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
index 021ce64..27006ba 100755
--- a/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
+++ b/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ else
   docker exec -it gitlab update-permissions &> /dev/null
 fi
 
-# allow valet to talk to GitLab by removing network isolation between containers
-export DOCKER_ARGS="--network=host"
-`grep -q "export DOCKER_ARGS=" ~/.bashrc || echo 'export DOCKER_ARGS="--network=host"' >> ~/.bashrc`
-
 echo -e "Waiting for GitLab to be ready. This might take a while \U23F0"
 until $(curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost); do
   printf '.'
diff --git a/jenkins/bootstrap/setup.sh b/jenkins/bootstrap/setup.sh
index 5947fa4..e843745 100755
--- a/jenkins/bootstrap/setup.sh
+++ b/jenkins/bootstrap/setup.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ else
   docker run -d --name jenkins -p 8080:8080 --env JENKINS_ADMIN_ID=$username --env JENKINS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$password jenkins:$container_name
 fi
 
-# allow valet to talk to Jenkins by removing network isolation between containers
-export DOCKER_ARGS="--network=host"
-grep -q "export DOCKER_ARGS=" ~/.bashrc || echo 'export DOCKER_ARGS="--network=host"' >> ~/.bashrc
-
 echo -e "\nWaiting for Jenkins to start..."
 while ! curl -s http://localhost:8080/ > /dev/null; do
   printf "."