diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 3ab426e..194ee5a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ RUN yum install -y \
     chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME && \
     python3 -m pip install \
         pylint \
-        cx_Oracle \
         --upgrade
 
 USER ${USERNAME}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 10b92f7..1d23248 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 		// Uncomment the next line to use Docker from inside the container. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/samples/docker-in-docker for details.
 		// "-v","/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock",
 
+		// Uncomment the next line to mount the user's .oci directory that contains the OCI API key and config files.
+		// "-v", "${env:HOME}${env:USERPROFILE}/.oci:/home/vscode/.oci",
+
 		// Uncomment the next line if you will be using a ptrace-based debugger like C++, Go, and Rust.
 		// "--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE", "--security-opt", "seccomp=unconfined"
 
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@
 	},
 
     // Installs any dependencies if "requirements.txt" exists in workspace root.
-    "postCreateCommand": "if [[ -f requirements.txt ]]; then python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt; fi;",
+    "postCreateCommand": "if [[ -f requirements.txt ]]; then sudo python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt; fi;",
 
 	// Add the IDs of any extensions you want installed in the array below.
 	"extensions": [ "ms-python.python" ]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3be041e..cf28cc0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -211,4 +211,5 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/node,java,linux,macos,maven,windows,visualstudiocode
 
 *.ora
-.wallets
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+.wallets
+.oci
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a86a77..92d48e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ The starter kit runs a Docker container with the following components for Python
 * Oracle SQL*Plus
 * Python 3.x
 * [cx_Oracle](https://oracle.github.io/python-cx_Oracle/)
+* [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure](https://cloud.oracle.com) (OCI) [Python SDK](https://oracle-cloud-infrastructure-python-sdk.readthedocs.io)
 * Git
 * Microsoft's [Python extension for VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python)
 * [pylint](https://www.pylint.org/)
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ A debug configuration has been created. See [`launch.json`](.vscode/launch.json)
 
 Developers are encouraged to store database credentials safely in encrypted Oracle Wallets, as oppose to storing them in plaintext either within the Python script or as environment variables. Follow the [*Oracle Database Connection with Oracle Wallet*](docs/oracle-database-connection-with-oracle-wallet.md) guide.
 
+### Support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
+
+See [*Support for Oracle Cloud Infrasturcture Guide*](docs/support-for-oci.md).
+
 ## Credits
 
 The beauty of [Open Source](https://opensource.org/) is that we can learn and build on top of previous knowledge shared by others. I wish to thank the following projects that have guided the creation of this starter kit:
diff --git a/docs/support-for-oci.md b/docs/support-for-oci.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1393eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/support-for-oci.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
+
+The starter kit now comes with the [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure](https://cloud.oracle.com) (OCI) [Python SDK](https://oracle-cloud-infrastructure-python-sdk.readthedocs.io) preinstalled.
+
+1. Follow the instructions on OCI's [Tools Configuration](https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/ToolsConfig.htm) page to generate, upload the API key and configure the SDK.
+1. Place the API key and `config` file in a subdirectory `.oci`, under the home directory of the user. In Mac and Linux, the home directory is expressed by the environment variable `$HOME`, and in Windows, `%USERPROFILE%`.
+1. Uncomment the following line in [devcontainer.json](../.devcontainer/devcontainer.json):
+    ```json
+    "-v", "${env:HOME}${env:USERPROFILE}/.oci:/home/vscode/.oci",
+    ```
+
+Running the following Python code should return the user object if the SDK is configured correctly:
+
+```python
+import oci
+
+config=oci.config.from_file("~/.oci/config", "DEFAULT")
+identity = oci.identity.IdentityClient(config)
+user = identity.get_user(config["user"]).data
+print(user)
+```
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 343e57d..760e3f0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-# Place any additional Python libraries required that can be found on the [Python Package Index](https://pypi.org/)
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+cx_oracle
+oci
+# Place any additional Python libraries required that can be found on the [Python Package Index](https://pypi.org/) below this line.
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