diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6122b7f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Install custom tools, runtimes, etc.
+# For example "bastet", a command-line tetris clone:
+# RUN brew install bastet
+#
+# More information: https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-docker/
+  
+FROM gitpod/workspace-full:latest
+
+USER gitpod
+
+RUN pip3 install pytest==4.4.2 pytest-testdox mock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94253242b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+tasks:
+  - command: python contemplate_koans.py
+
+github:
+    prebuilds:
+        # enable for the master/default branch (defaults to true)
+        master: true
+        # enable for pull requests coming from this repo (defaults to true)
+        pullRequests: false
+        # add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests (defaults to true)
+        addComment: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90ea5a39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/gregmalcolm/python_koans)
+