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@@ -86,6 +86,26 @@ To check your version of .NET Aspire, run this command:
 dotnet workload list
 ```
 
+# [Visual Studio Code](#tab/visual-studio-code)
+
+You can install .NET Aspire from a Visual Studio Code terminal window using the .NET CLI. To ensure that you install the latest version of the .NET Aspire workload, run the following [dotnet workload update](/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-workload-update) command before you install .NET Aspire:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet workload update
+```
+
+To install the .NET Aspire workload from the .NET CLI, use the [dotnet workload install](/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-workload-install) command:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet workload install aspire
+```
+
+To check your version of .NET Aspire, run this command:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet workload list
+```
+
 ---
 
 ## Container runtime
@@ -185,6 +205,16 @@ To create a .NET Aspire project with a sample UI and API included:
 dotnet new aspire-starter
 ```
 
+# [Visual Studio Code](#tab/visual-studio-code)
+
+To create a .NET Aspire project using Visual Studio Code:
+
+1. Open the Visual Studio Code command palette (`Ctrl+Shift+P`).
+1. Search for *.NET* and then select the **.NET: New Project...** command.
+1. Select your desired .NET Aspire template.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/setup-tooling/visual-studio-code-create-project.png" alt-text="A screenshot showing how to create a new .NET Aspire project in Visual Studio code.":::
+
 ---
 
 ## .NET Aspire dashboard
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@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ dotnet run --project AspireSample/AspireSample.AppHost
 
 For more information, see [dotnet run](/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-run).
 
+### [Visual Studio Code](#tab/visual-studio-code)
+
+You can run a .NET Aspire from the terminal window using the .NET CLI.
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet run --project AspireSample/AspireSample.AppHost
+```
+
+For more information, see [dotnet run](/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-run).
+
 ---
 
 1. The app displays the .NET Aspire dashboard in the browser. We'll look at the dashboard in more detail later. For now, find the **webfrontend** project in the list of resources and select the project's **localhost** endpoint.
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@@ -29,4 +29,20 @@ dotnet new aspire-starter --use-redis-cache --output AspireSample
 
 For more information, see [dotnet new](/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-new). The .NET CLI creates a new solution that is structured to use .NET Aspire.
 
+### [Visual Studio Code](#tab/visual-studio-code)
+
+Visual Studio Code provides .NET Aspire project templates that handle some initial setup configurations for you. Complete the following steps to create a project for this quickstart:
+
+1. Open the Visual Studio Code command palette (`Ctrl+Shift+P`).
+1. Search for *.NET* and then select the **.NET: New Project...** command.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="../fundamentals/media/setup-tooling/visual-studio-code-create-project.png" alt-text="A screenshot showing the new project list in Visual Studio Code.":::
+
+1. Select **.NET Aspire Starter Application**.
+1. Enter a **Project Name** of *AspireSample*.
+1. Select the directory where you would like to save the app.
+1. Select **Create Project**.
+
+Visual Studio Code creates and loads the new .NET Aspire.
+
 ---