diff --git a/.gitpod.dockerfile b/.gitpod.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9cc14eaec3dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-postgres
+
+# Install Ruby
+COPY .ruby-version /tmp
+RUN bash -lc "rvm install ruby-$(cat /tmp/.ruby-version)" \
+ && rm -f /tmp/*
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e2484bdb28b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.dockerfile
+ports:
+  - port: 3000
+    onOpen: open-preview
+  - port: 3035
+    onOpen: ignore
+  - port: 5432
+    onOpen: ignore
+tasks:
+  - init: >
+      cp config/sample_application.yml config/application.yml &&
+      bin/setup 2>/dev/null
+    command: >
+      while [ -z "${ALGOLIASEARCH_APPLICATION_ID:=$(cat config/application.yml | grep ALGOLIASEARCH_APPLICATION_ID | sed 's/.*:\s*//')}" ] ||
+            [ -z "${ALGOLIASEARCH_SEARCH_ONLY_KEY:=$(cat config/application.yml | grep ALGOLIASEARCH_SEARCH_ONLY_KEY | sed 's/.*:\s*//')}" ] ||
+            [ -z "${ALGOLIASEARCH_API_KEY:=$(cat config/application.yml | grep ALGOLIASEARCH_API_KEY | sed 's/.*:\s*//')}" ] ; do
+        gp open config/application.yml 2>/dev/null &&
+        printf "\n❗ Dev.to requires free Algolia credentials.\n" &&
+        printf "❗ To get them, please follow https://docs.dev.to/get-api-keys-dev-env/#algolia\n\n" &&
+        read -p "Add them to config/application.yml, save the file, and press any key to continue... " -n 1 -r
+      done ;
+      bin/setup &&
+      bin/startup
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 877553a7ce723..d6229a190ece2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ Our docker implementation is incomplete and may not work smoothly. Please kindly
 1. run `docker-compose up`
 1. That's it! Navigate to `localhost:3000`
 
+### Gitpod Installation
+
+Simply open dev.to in Gitpod, a free online dev environment for GitHub:
+
+[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to)
+
 #### Starting the application
 
 We're mostly a Rails app, with a bit of Webpack sprinkled in. **For most cases, simply running `bin/rails server` will do.** If you're working with Webpack though, you'll need to run the following: