diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0cfa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    
+      {
+          "name": "IPT Django",
+          "type": "debugpy",
+          "request": "attach",
+          "pathMappings": [
+              {
+                  "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
+                  "remoteRoot": "/code"
+              }
+          ],
+          "connect": {
+            "port": 5020,
+            "host": "localhost",
+        },
+          "justMyCode": false
+      }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/debugpy.py b/backend/debugpy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b1435b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/debugpy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+import debugpy
+import logging
+
+def config_to_bool(value): 
+    return str(value).lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes', 'on')
+
+def check_and_enable_debugpy():
+    debugpy_enable = config_to_bool(os.getenv('DEBUGPY_ENABLE', False))
+    debugpy_address =  '0.0.0.0'
+    debugpy_port = 5020
+
+    if debugpy_enable:
+        logging.debug('DEBUGPY: Enabled Listening on ({0}:{1})'.format(debugpy_address, debugpy_port))
+        debugpy.listen((debugpy_address, debugpy_port))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/wsgi.py b/backend/wsgi.py
index c3a803c..eca573b 100644
--- a/backend/wsgi.py
+++ b/backend/wsgi.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
+from backend.debugpy import check_and_enable_debugpy
+
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'backend.settings')
 
+check_and_enable_debugpy()
+
 application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e79b799..1341b78 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ services:
       - ${HOME}/mylasecrets:/secrets
     ports:
       - "5000:5000"
+      - "5020:5020"
     container_name: canvas_app_explorer
     env_file:
       - .env
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aabc50a..13541a0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-gunicorn==22.0.0
+gunicorn==23.0.0
 mysqlclient==2.1.1
 
 # Django and related
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ drf-spectacular==0.22.1
 markdown==3.4.1 # Markdown support for the browsable API
 
 # LTI
-pycryptodome==3.19.1 # For generating LTI keys
-PyLTI1p3==1.12.1
+pycryptodome==3.21.0 # For generating LTI keys
+PyLTI1p3==2.0.0
 
 # Canvas
 canvasapi==3.3.0
 
+debugpy==1.8.8
+
 # Not in pypi https://github.com/Harvard-University-iCommons/django-canvas-oauth
 https://github.com/Harvard-University-iCommons/django-canvas-oauth/archive/v1.1.1.tar.gz