diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
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+FROM gitpod/workspace-full as base
+
+USER gitpod
+
+
+RUN sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y \
+    # common stuff
+    git \
+    wget \
+    gnupg \
+    apt-transport-https \
+    ca-certificates \
+    apt-utils \
+    curl \
+    jq
+
+# ========================================================================================================
+# Update repository signing keys
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Hyperledger
+RUN sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 9692C00E657DDE61 && \
+    # Sovrin
+    sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CE7709D068DB5E88
+# ========================================================================================================
+
+# Plenum
+#  - https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-plenum/issues/1546
+#  - Needed to pick up rocksdb=5.8.8
+RUN sudo add-apt-repository 'deb  https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/indy focal dev' && \
+    sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main' && \
+    sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://repo.sovrin.org/deb bionic master'  && \
+    sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://repo.sovrin.org/sdk/deb bionic master' 
+
+
+
+RUN sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y \
+    # Python
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-nacl \
+    # rocksdb python wrapper
+    rocksdb=5.8.8 \
+    libgflags-dev \
+    libsnappy-dev \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libbz2-dev \
+    liblz4-dev \
+    libgflags-dev \
+    # zstd is needed for caching in github actions pipeline
+    zstd \
+    # fpm
+    ruby \
+    ruby-dev \
+    rubygems \
+    gcc \
+    make \
+    # Indy Node and Plenum
+    libssl1.0.0 \
+    ursa=0.3.2-1 \
+    # Indy SDK
+    libindy=1.15.0~1625-bionic \
+    # Need to move libursa.so to parent dir
+    && sudo mv /usr/lib/ursa/* /usr/lib && sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/ursa
+
+RUN pip3 install -U \
+    # Required by setup.py
+    setuptools==50.3.2 \
+    # Still pinned. Needs to be updated like in plenum
+    'pip<10.0.0' \
+    'pyzmq==18.1.0'
+
+
+# install fpm
+RUN sudo gem install --no-document rake 
+RUN sudo gem install --no-document fpm -v 1.13.1
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
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index 000000000..6015df5c9
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+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+tasks:
+  - name: Pip installs
+    init: pip install .[tests]
+
+github:
+  prebuilds:
+     # enable for the master/default branch (defaults to true)
+    master: false
+     # enable for all branches in this repo (defaults to false)
+    branches: false
+    # enable for pull requests coming from this repo (defaults to true)
+    pullRequests: false
+    # enable for pull requests coming from forks (defaults to false)
+    pullRequestsFromForks: false
+    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests (defaults to true)
+    addComment: false
+    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button to pull requests (defaults to false)
+    addBadge: false
+    # add a label once the prebuild is ready to pull requests (defaults to false)
+    addLabel: false
+
+vscode:
+    extensions: ["mhutchie.git-graph", "eamodio.gitlens","ms-python.python"	]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 043fc632c..438b3dcf3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ![logo](collateral/logos/indy-logo.png)
+
+[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/pschlarb/indy-node/tree/Gitpod)
 # Indy Node
 * [About Indy Node](#about-indy-node)
 * [Technical Overview of Indy Blockchain](#technical-overview-of-indy-blockchain)