diff --git a/jupyter_vscode_proxy/__init__.py b/jupyter_vscode_proxy/__init__.py
index 06d0698..8c2ec97 100644
--- a/jupyter_vscode_proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyter_vscode_proxy/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,42 @@
+from typing import Callable, List, Dict, Any
+
 import os
 import shutil
 
 
-def setup_vscode():
-    def _get_vscode_cmd(port):
-        executable = "code-server"
+def _get_inner_vscode_cmd() -> List[str]:
+    return [
+        "code-server",
+        "--auth",
+        "none",
+        "--disable-telemetry",
+    ]
+
+
+def _get_inner_openvscode_cmd() -> List[str]:
+    return [
+        "openvscode-server",
+        "--without-connection-token",
+        "--telemetry-level",
+        "off",
+    ]
+
+
+_CODE_EXECUTABLE_INNER_CMD_MAP: Dict[str, Callable] = {
+    "code-server": _get_inner_vscode_cmd,
+    "openvscode-server": _get_inner_openvscode_cmd,
+}
+
+
+def _get_cmd_factory(executable: str) -> Callable:
+    if executable not in _CODE_EXECUTABLE_INNER_CMD_MAP:
+        raise KeyError(f"'{executable}' is not one of {_CODE_EXECUTABLE_INNER_CMD_MAP.keys()}.")
+    
+    get_inner_cmd = _CODE_EXECUTABLE_INNER_CMD_MAP[executable]
+
+    def _get_cmd(port: int) -> List[str]:
         if not shutil.which(executable):
-            raise FileNotFoundError("Can not find code-server in PATH")
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Can not find {executable} in PATH")
         
         # Start vscode in CODE_WORKINGDIR env variable if set
         # If not, start in 'current directory', which is $REPO_DIR in mybinder
@@ -14,13 +44,10 @@ def _get_vscode_cmd(port):
         working_dir = os.getenv("CODE_WORKINGDIR", ".")
 
         extensions_dir = os.getenv("CODE_EXTENSIONSDIR", None)
-        cmd = [
-            executable,
-            "--auth",
-            "none",
-            "--disable-telemetry",
-            "--port=" + str(port),
-        ]
+
+        cmd = get_inner_cmd()
+
+        cmd.append("--port=" + str(port))
 
         if extensions_dir:
             cmd += ["--extensions-dir", extensions_dir]
@@ -28,8 +55,13 @@ def _get_vscode_cmd(port):
         cmd.append(working_dir)
         return cmd
 
+    return _get_cmd
+
+
+def setup_vscode() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    executable = os.environ.get("CODE_EXECUTABLE", "code-server")
     return {
-        "command": _get_vscode_cmd,
+        "command": _get_cmd_factory(executable),
         "timeout": 300,
         "new_browser_tab": True,
         "launcher_entry": {