diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 96c2ce3..b4e4038 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 FROM codercom/code-server:4.0.1
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
 
 RUN sudo apt-get -y update && \
     sudo apt-get -y install wget \
-                            python3-pip \
-                            pipenv \ 
                             cmake \
                             jq \
-                            bash-completion
-                            
+                            bash-completion \
+                            vim
+
+# Install kubectl
 RUN sudo wget "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" -O /usr/local/bin/kubectl && \
     sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-    
 RUN sudo sh -c "kubectl completion bash >/etc/bash_completion.d/kubectl" 
 
+# Install helm
 RUN curl -fsSL -o get_helm.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/master/scripts/get-helm-3 && \
     chmod 700 get_helm.sh && \
     ./get_helm.sh
 
+# Install mc
 RUN sudo wget https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-amd64/mc -O /usr/local/bin/mc && \
     sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mc
 
-
 # Install vault
 RUN sudo apt-get install -y unzip
 RUN cd /usr/bin && \
@@ -29,70 +30,34 @@ RUN cd /usr/bin && \
     sudo rm vault_1.8.4_linux_amd64.zip
 RUN sudo vault -autocomplete-install
 
-
-ENV PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:/home/coder/.local/bin"
-ENV PATH="/home/coder/.local/bin:${PATH}"
-ADD requirements.txt /home/coder/requirements.txt
-RUN pip3 install --upgrade -r /home/coder/requirements.txt
-RUN rm /home/coder/requirements.txt
-
-
-# INSTALL VSTUDIO EXTENSIONS
-
-RUN code-server --install-extension ms-python.python
-RUN code-server --install-extension ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools
-RUN code-server --install-extension redhat.vscode-yaml  
-
-RUN code-server --install-extension coenraads.bracket-pair-colorizer
-RUN code-server --install-extension eamodio.gitlens
-RUN code-server --install-extension ms-azuretools.vscode-docker
-#RUN code-server --install-extension ms-python.vscode-pylance
-#RUN code-server --install-extension ms-toolsai.jupyter
-RUN code-server --install-extension dongli.python-preview
-RUN code-server --install-extension njpwerner.autodocstring
-RUN code-server --install-extension bierner.markdown-emoji
-
-
-#ADD vscode-settings.json /home/coder/.local/share/code-server/User/settings.json
-
-
-
 # INSTALL MINICONDA -------------------------------
-
-RUN wget \
-    https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
-#RUN sudo mkdir -p /home/coder/local/bin/conda
-
-RUN sudo bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b -p /home/coder/local/bin/conda
+RUN wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
+RUN bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b -p /home/coder/local/bin/conda
 RUN rm -f Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
-RUN sudo useradd -s /bin/bash miniconda
-    
-RUN sudo chown -R miniconda:miniconda /home/coder/local/bin/conda \
-    && sudo chmod -R go-w /home/coder/local/bin/conda
 
-    
-RUN sudo ln -s /home/coder/local/bin/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh /etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-    
+# Install mamba (speed up packages install with conda)
+# Must be in base conda env
 ENV PATH="/home/coder/local/bin/conda/bin:${PATH}"
-RUN conda --version
+RUN conda install mamba -n base -c conda-forge
 
-# Create the environment:
+# Install env requirements
+RUN conda create -n basesspcloud python=$PYTHON_VERSION
 COPY environment.yml .
-RUN conda env create -f environment.yml -n basesspcloud
-
-
-# MAKE SURE THE basesspcloud CONDAENV IS USED ----------------
-
-ENV CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV="basesspcloud"
-
+RUN mamba env update -n basesspcloud -f environment.yml
+ENV PATH="/home/coder/local/bin/conda/envs/basesspcloud/bin:${PATH}"
 
-RUN echo "alias pip=pip3" >> ~/.bashrc
-RUN echo "alias python=python3" >> ~/.bashrc
-
-#RUN echo "conda activate basesspcloud" >> ~/.bashrc
-RUN echo "{\"workbench.colorTheme\": \"Default Dark+\", \"python.pythonPath\": \"/home/coder/.conda/envs/basesspcloud/bin\"}" >> /home/coder/.local/share/code-server/User/settings.json
+# Put additional VSCode settings in remote configuration
+RUN mkdir -p /home/coder/.local/share/code-server/Machine/
+COPY settings.json /home/coder/.local/share/code-server/Machine/settings.json
 
 # Nice colors in python terminal
-RUN echo "import sys ; from IPython.core.ultratb import ColorTB ; sys.excepthook = ColorTB() ;" >> /home/coder/.conda/envs/basesspcloud/lib/python3.9/site-packages/sitecustomize.py
+RUN echo "import sys ; from IPython.core.ultratb import ColorTB ; sys.excepthook = ColorTB() ;" >> /home/coder/local/bin/conda/envs/basesspcloud/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages/sitecustomize.py
+
+# INSTALL VSTUDIO EXTENSIONS
+RUN code-server --install-extension ms-python.python
+RUN code-server --install-extension ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools
+RUN code-server --install-extension eamodio.gitlens
+RUN code-server --install-extension ms-azuretools.vscode-docker
+RUN code-server --install-extension njpwerner.autodocstring
 
-ENV PATH="/home/coder/.conda/envs/basesspcloud/bin:$PATH"
+RUN echo $PATH
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 1e36bb4..073e51a 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 
 dependencies:
-  - python
+  - wheel
+  - ipykernel
   - numpy
   - pandas
   - seaborn
@@ -15,8 +16,5 @@ dependencies:
   - s3fs
   - dvc
   - dvc-s3
-  - pip:
-    - fasttext
-    - pyyaml
-    - xlrd
-    - jupyter
+  - pyyaml
+  - xlrd
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 240126b..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-wheel
-pandas
-datetime
-unidecode
-scikit-learn
-xgboost
-pylint
-#cython
-#nltk
-#spacy
-#tensorflow
-#btbpy
-#keras
-#kerasvis
-#torch
-#spark
-#pyspark
-#descartes
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4cc359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark+", 
+    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/home/coder/local/bin/conda/envs/basesspcloud/bin/python"
+}
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