diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
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+FROM gitpod/workspace-full
+
+# 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/
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
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+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+tasks:
+  - init: ./mvnw install -DskipTests=false
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+[![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-petclinic)
+
 # Spring PetClinic Sample Application [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/spring-projects/spring-petclinic.png?branch=main)](https://travis-ci.org/spring-projects/spring-petclinic/)
 
 ## Understanding the Spring Petclinic application with a few diagrams