diff --git a/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/Dockerfile b/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11.1
+
+RUN pip install ipykernel && \
+        python -m ipykernel install --sys-prefix
+
+COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
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diff --git a/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/README.md b/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/README.md
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+## Pip Environments as Kernels
+
+
+### Overview
+
+This custom image sample demonstrates how to create a custom Pip environment in a Docker image and use it as a custom kernel in SageMaker Studio. 
+
+The Pip environment must have the appropriate kernel package installed, for e.g., `ipykernel` for a Python kernel. This example creates a Pip environment called `myenv` with a few Python packages (see [environment.yml](environment.yml)) and the `ipykernel`. SageMaker Studio will automatically recognize this Pip environment as a kernel named `pip-venv-myenv-py` (See  [app-image-config-input.json](app-image-config-input.json))
+
+### Building the image
+
+Build the Docker image. 
+```
+# Modify these as required. The Docker registry endpoint can be tuned based on your current region from https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/ecr.html#ecr-docker-endpoints
+REGION=<aws-region>
+ACCOUNT_ID=<aws-account-id>
+IMAGE_NAME=pip-venv-kernel
+
+# Create ECR Repository. Ignore if it exists. For simplcity, all examples in the repo
+# use same ECR repo with different image tags
+aws --region ${REGION} ecr create-repository --repository-name smstudio-custom
+
+# Build and push the image
+aws --region ${REGION} ecr get-login-password | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom
+docker build . -t ${IMAGE_NAME} -t ${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom:${IMAGE_NAME}
+```
+
+### Local testing
+
+Run the image locally to verify that the kernels in the image are visible to a Kernel Gateway.
+```
+docker run -it "$IMAGE_NAME" bash
+```
+
+Run the container with a KernelGateway to validate that the kernels are visible from the REST endpoint exposed to the host.
+
+```
+docker run -it -p 8888:8888 "$IMAGE_NAME" bash -c 'pip install jupyter_kernel_gateway  && jupyter-kernelgateway --ip 0.0.0.0 --debug --port 8888'
+```
+
+Verify the Kernel Gateway is started successfully (e.g., *[KernelGatewayApp] Jupyter Kernel Gateway at http://0.0.0.0:8888* in the Docker logs) and validate that you can list the kernelspecs in the running container
+
+```
+curl http://0.0.0.0:8888/api/kernelspecs
+```
+
+
+### Pushing the image
+Push the Docker image to Amazon ECR
+```
+docker push ${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom:${IMAGE_NAME}
+```
+
+### Using with SageMaker Studio
+Create a SageMaker Image (SMI) with the image in ECR. Request parameter RoleArn value is used to get
+ECR image information when and Image version is created. After creating Image, create an Image Version during which 
+SageMaker stores image metadata like SHA etc. Everytime an image is updated in ECR, a new image version should be created.
+See [Update Image](#updating-image-with-sageMaker-studio)
+
+```bash
+# Role in your account to be used for SageMakerImage. Modify as required.
+
+ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}:role/RoleName
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker create-image \
+    --image-name ${IMAGE_NAME} \
+    --role-arn ${ROLE_ARN}
+
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker create-image-version \
+    --image-name ${IMAGE_NAME} \
+    --base-image "${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom:${IMAGE_NAME}"
+
+# Verify the image-version is created successfully. Do NOT proceed if image-version is in CREATE_FAILED state or in any other state apart from CREATED.
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker describe-image-version --image-name ${IMAGE_NAME}
+```
+
+Create a AppImageConfig for this image
+
+```bash
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker create-app-image-config --cli-input-json file://app-image-config-input.json
+
+```
+
+Create a Domain, providing the SageMaker Image and AppImageConfig in the Domain input. Replace the placeholders for VPC ID, Subnet IDs, and Execution Role in `create-domain-input.json`
+
+```bash
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker create-domain --cli-input-json file://create-domain-input.json
+```
+
+If you have an existing Domain, you can also use the `update-domain`. Replace the placeholder for Domain ID in `update-domain-input.json`
+
+```bash
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker update-domain --cli-input-json file://update-domain-input.json
+```
+
+Create a User Profile, and start a Notebook using the SageMaker Studio launcher.
+
+### Update Image with SageMaker Studio
+If you found an issue with your image or want to update Image with new features, Use following steps
+
+Re-Build and push the image to ECR
+
+```
+# Build and push the image
+aws --region ${REGION} ecr get-login-password | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom
+docker build . -t ${IMAGE_NAME} -t ${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom:${IMAGE_NAME}
+docker push ${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom:${IMAGE_NAME}
+```
+
+
+Create new App Image Version
+```
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker create-image-version \
+    --image-name ${IMAGE_NAME} \
+    --base-image "${ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${REGION}.amazonaws.com/smstudio-custom:${IMAGE_NAME}"
+
+# Verify the image-version is created successfully. Do NOT proceed if image-version is in CREATE_FAILED state or in any other state apart from CREATED.
+aws --region ${REGION} sagemaker describe-image-version --image-name ${IMAGE_NAME}
+```
+
+
+Re-Create App in SageMaker studio. 
diff --git a/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/app-image-config-input.json b/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/app-image-config-input.json
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+{
+    "AppImageConfigName": "pip-venv-kernel-config",
+    "KernelGatewayImageConfig": {
+        "KernelSpecs": [
+            {
+                "Name": "python3",
+                "DisplayName": "Python [pip venv: myenv]"
+            }
+        ],
+        "FileSystemConfig": {
+            "MountPath": "/root",
+            "DefaultUid": 0,
+            "DefaultGid": 0
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/create-domain-input.json b/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/create-domain-input.json
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+{
+    "DomainName": "domain-with-custom-pip-venv",
+    "VpcId": "<vpc-id>",
+    "SubnetIds": [
+        "<subnet-ids>"
+    ],
+    "DefaultUserSettings": {
+        "ExecutionRole": "<role-arn>",
+        "KernelGatewayAppSettings": {
+            "CustomImages": [
+                {
+                    "ImageName": "pip-venv-kernel",
+                    "AppImageConfigName": "pip-venv-kernel-config"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "AuthMode": "IAM"
+}
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diff --git a/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/requirements.txt b/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/requirements.txt
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+boto3
+numpy
+pandas
diff --git a/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/update-domain-input.json b/examples/pip-venv-kernel-image/update-domain-input.json
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+{
+    "DomainId": "<domain-id>",
+    "DefaultUserSettings": {
+        "KernelGatewayAppSettings": {
+            "CustomImages": [
+                {
+                    "ImageName": "pip-venv-kernel",
+                    "AppImageConfigName": "pip-venv-kernel-config"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
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