diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 9fa6c2a33..c8a7f21c6 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@
     },
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {
       "version": "latest"
+    },
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/sshd:1": {
+      "version": "latest"
     }
   },
 
-  // add labels to ports
+  // add labels to ports that are being used
+  // this will make it easier to identify what is running on each port
+  // it's also used by nightly builds to check all services are running as expected
   "portsAttributes": {
     "4280": {
       "label": "Portal App",
@@ -48,10 +53,15 @@
     "4300": {
       "label": "Web PubSub API",
       "onAutoForward": "notify"
+    },
+    "4200": {
+      "label": "Angular",
+      "onAutoForward": "notify"
     }
   },
 
   // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+  // Note: do not forward 4200 as it's being proxied by 4280
   "forwardPorts": [4280, 4242, 3000, 1337],
 
   // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
@@ -90,7 +100,4 @@
     "memory": "8gb",
     "storage": "32gb"
   }
-
-  // Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
-  // "remoteUser": "root"
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.sh b/.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8484e7a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+GITHUB_REPOSITORY="Azure-Samples/contoso-real-estate"
+BRANCH="codespaces-ci"
+APP_PORT="4280"
+
+# gh auth login --with-token $GITHUB_TOKEN
+gh codespace create \
+    --repo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY \
+    --branch $BRANCH \
+    --retention-period "1h" \
+    --display-name "Contoso Real Estate Nightly" \
+    --idle-timeout "30m" \
+    --machine "largePremiumLinux" \
+    --status \
+    --default-permissions
+
+# gh codespace stop -R $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+# gh codespace delete -R $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7450fb63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Nightly Codespace CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  schedule:
+    # Runs every day at 4:00 AM pacific (UTC-7)
+    - cron: '0 12 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Deploy to Codespace
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODESPACES_TOKEN }}
+        run: ./.github/workflows/codespaces-ci.sh
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