diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index c46999d..eb2056d 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 4.1.0
+_commit: 4.2.0
 _src_path: https://github.com/diamondlightsource/python-copier-template
 author_email: giles.knap@diamond.ac.uk
 author_name: Giles Knap
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ component_type: service
 description: An example simulation IOC for testing fastCS
 distribution_name: fastcs-example
 docker: true
-docker_debug: false
+docker_debug: true
 docs_type: README
 git_platform: github.com
 github_org: DiamondLightSource
diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 32f2a57..56956cf 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ It is recommended that developers use a [vscode devcontainer](https://code.visua
 
 This project was created using the [Diamond Light Source Copier Template](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/python-copier-template) for Python projects.
 
-For more information on common tasks like setting up a developer environment, running the tests, and setting a pre-commit hook, see the template's [How-to guides](https://diamondlightsource.github.io/python-copier-template/4.1.0/how-to.html).
+For more information on common tasks like setting up a developer environment, running the tests, and setting a pre-commit hook, see the template's [How-to guides](https://diamondlightsource.github.io/python-copier-template/4.2.0/how-to.html).
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_debug_container.yml b/.github/workflows/_debug_container.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3819766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/_debug_container.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      publish:
+        type: boolean
+        description: If true, pushes image to container registry
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Need this to get version number from last tag
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        id: buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Docker Registry
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create tags for publishing debug image
+        id: debug-meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-debug
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=tag
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - name: Build and publish debug image to container registry
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        env:
+          DOCKER_BUILD_RECORD_UPLOAD: false
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          target: debug
+          tags: ${{ steps.debug-meta.outputs.tags }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fb2aedf..7dc1e4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
 
+  debug_container:
+    needs: [container, test]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_debug_container.yml
+    with:
+      publish: ${{ needs.test.result == 'success' }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
   dist:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_dist.yml
   
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 7d563e0..2054795 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python Debugger: Remote Attach",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "connect": {
+                "host": "localhost",
+                "port": 5678
+            },
+            "pathMappings": [
+                {
+                    "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
+                    "remoteRoot": "."
+                }
+            ],
+            "justMyCode": false
+        },
         {
             "name": "Debug Unit Test",
             "type": "debugpy",
diff --git a/DEBUGGING.md b/DEBUGGING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f05c222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEBUGGING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Developing in Cluster
+
+e.g. fastcs-example
+
+# Deploy the develop mode chart
+
+First deploy the developer mode helm chart:
+- checkout a branch 'develop'
+- Switch the container to develop mode with developMode: true
+- push the change
+- ec deploy bl47p-ea-fastcs-01 develop
+
+This will deploy the container running sleep and with a new PVC called bl47p-ea-fastcs-01-develop, containing:
+- /workspaces mounted at /workspaces in the container
+- /venv mounted at /venv in the container
+- both mounts above will have the original container contents copied in by an init-container
+
+
+# Get the process started with debugpy
+
+Exec this in the container
+
+```bash
+python -Xfrozen_modules=off -m debugpy --listen 0.0.0.0:5678 --wait-for-client --configure-subProcess true -m fastcs_example run /epics/ioc/config/controller.yaml
+```
+
+Port forward the debug port on your workstation
+
+```bash
+k port-forward -n p47-beamline bl47p-ea-fastcs-01-0 5678
+```
+
+# Get VSCode connected
+
+mount the ...-develop PVC on your workstation and open it with vscode
+
+```bash
+pv-mounter mount p47-beamline bl47p-ea-fastcs-01-develop ./debugger
+code debugger/workspaces/fastcs-example
+```
+
+Launch remote debugging with a launcher configuration like this:
+```json
+        {
+            "name": "Python Debugger: Remote Attach",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "connect": {
+                "host": "localhost",
+                "port": 5678
+            },
+            "pathMappings": [
+                {
+                    "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
+                    "remoteRoot": "."
+                }
+            ],
+            "justMyCode": false
+        },
+```
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a59582b..43e57c0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,28 +1,63 @@
 # The devcontainer should use the developer target and run as root with podman
 # or docker with user namespaces.
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
+
+# The developer is used by devcontainers ###############################################
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} AS developer
 
 # Add any system dependencies for the developer/build environment here
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    gdb \
+    busybox \
     graphviz \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && busybox --install -s
 
 # Set up a virtual environment and put it in PATH
 RUN python -m venv /venv
 ENV PATH=/venv/bin:$PATH
 
-# The build stage installs the context into the venv
+# The build stage installs the context into the venv ###################################
 FROM developer AS build
+
 # Requires buildkit 0.17.0
 COPY --chmod=o+wrX . /workspaces/fastcs-example
 WORKDIR /workspaces/fastcs-example
-RUN touch dev-requirements.txt && pip install -c dev-requirements.txt .[demo]
+RUN touch dev-requirements.txt && pip install stdio-socket>=1.3.1 debugpy \
+    -c dev-requirements.txt .[demo]
+
+# The debug stage allows for debugging and development #################################
+FROM build AS debug
+
+# Set origin to use ssh
+RUN git remote set-url origin git@github.com:DiamondLightSource/fastcs-example.git
+
+# Make editable and debuggable
+RUN pip install debugpy -e '.[dev]'
+RUN chmod o+wrX /venv /workspaces
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    busybox \
+    gdb \
+    libnss-ldapd \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && busybox --install -s
 
-# The runtime stage copies the built venv into a slim runtime container
+# For this pod to understand finding user information from LDAP
+RUN sed -i 's/files/ldap files/g' /etc/nsswitch.conf
+
+# Alternate entrypoint to allow restarting the IOC
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash", "-c", "sleep infinity" ]
+
+# The runtime stage has built venv only ################################################
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim AS runtime
-# Add apt-get system dependecies for runtime here if needed
+
+# Add apt-get system dependecies for runtime
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    gdb \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 COPY --from=build /venv/ /venv/
 ENV PATH=/venv/bin:$PATH
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1c0f0a8..9413911 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ lint.select = [
     "C4",  # flake8-comprehensions - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#flake8-comprehensions-c4
     "E",   # pycodestyle errors - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#error-e
     "F",   # pyflakes rules - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#pyflakes-f
+    "N",   # pep8-naming - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#pep8-naming-n
     "W",   # pycodestyle warnings - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#warning-w
     "I",   # isort - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#isort-i
     "UP",  # pyupgrade - https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#pyupgrade-up