diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40b717f0a..347bfdec6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ node_modules/
 !.gitattributes
 !.hound.yml
 !.scss-lint.yml
+!.gitpod.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edeb81f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tasks:
+  - init: yarn install