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
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6183ee2d..b2576c8af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ Alternatively, you can use the [unpkg](https://unpkg.com/) or [cdnjs](https://cd
 
 You can compile your custom version of Spectre.css. Read [the documentation](https://picturepan2.github.io/spectre/getting-started/custom.html).
 
+## Contributing
+
+### Online one-click setup
+
+You can use Gitpod(a free online VS Code-like IDE) for contributing. With a single-click it'll launch a workspace and automatically:
+
+- clone the repo.
+- install the dependencies.
+
+so that you can start coding straight away.
+
+[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/from-referrer/)
+
 ## Documentation and examples
 
 ### Elements