diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d588ca8..3f4c31c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -60,9 +60,16 @@ RUN pecl install channel://pecl.php.net/xmlrpc-1.0.0RC3 && docker-php-ext-enable
 # Optional: Install and enable Imagick (used by Moodle for better image processing)
 RUN pecl install imagick && docker-php-ext-enable imagick
 
+# Install Xdebug
+RUN pecl install xdebug \
+    && docker-php-ext-enable xdebug
+
 # Set recommended PHP configuration values for Moodle
 COPY moodle-php.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/moodle-php.ini
 
+# Copy custom php.ini
+COPY ./xdebug.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/xdebug.ini
+
 # Create moodledata directory
 RUN mkdir -p /var/www/moodledata && \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/moodledata && \
diff --git a/xdebug.ini b/xdebug.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c3001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdebug.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+zend_extension=xdebug
+
+xdebug.mode=debug
+xdebug.start_with_request=yes
+xdebug.client_host=172.17.80.1
+xdebug.client_port=9003
+xdebug.log=/tmp/xdebug.log
+
+; Optional for development
+xdebug.discover_client_host=true
+xdebug.idekey=VSCODE