diff --git a/packer/packer.json b/packer/packer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6191ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/packer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "builders": [
+    {
+      "type": "googlecompute",
+      "account_file": "/stemn/credentials/development-environment.json",
+      "source_image_family": "ubuntu-minimal-1810",
+      "project_id": "stemnapp",
+      "zone": "australia-southeast1-a",
+      "instance_name": "packer-development-environment-{{timestamp}}",
+      "image_name": "development-environment",
+      "ssh_username": "root"
+    }
+  ],
+  "provisioners": [
+    {
+      "type": "file",
+      "source": "../docker/scripts/bootstrap.sh",
+      "destination": "/bootstrap.sh"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "/bootstrap.sh"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/terraform/desktop-environment.tf b/terraform/desktop-environment.tf
index 4b9b1ad..d787d37 100644
--- a/terraform/desktop-environment.tf
+++ b/terraform/desktop-environment.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance" "desktop-environment" {
 
   boot_disk {
     initialize_params {
-      image = "ubuntu-minimal-1810"
+      image = "stemnapp/desktop-environment"
       type = "pd-ssd"
       size = "80"
     }