.gitpod.yml

• Checked-in Gitpod Config File
• definitely-gp Repository
• Inferred Gitpod Config File

A workspace gets configured through a .gitpod.yml file written in YAML syntax. Here’s an example:

# The Docker image to run your workspace in. Defaults to gitpod/workspace-full
image: <your-workspace-image>
# Command to start on workspace startup (optional)
tasks:
  - init: yarn install
    command: yarn build
# Ports to expose on workspace startup (optional)
ports:
  - port: 8000
    onOpen: open-preview

There are three ways you can provide this file:

Checked-in Gitpod Config File

The simplest and preferred option is to check in a .gitpod.yml file into the root of your repository. This way you can version your workspace configuration together with your code. If, for example, you need to go back to an old branch that required a different Docker image, it will start with the correct image, since that bit of configuration is part of your codebase.

definitely-gp Repository

Sometimes you can’t check in a .gitpod.yml file, for instance because you do not have sufficient access rights. However, you can still provide a .gitpod.yml file through the central definitely-gp repository. Note that it contains .gitpod.yml files for public GitHub repositories only. To add your .gitpod.yml file to definitely-gp, simply raise a PR.

Inferred Gitpod Config File

If the first two locations do not have a .gitpod.yml file for your project, Gitpod will compute one by analyzing your project and using good common defaults.

Generating Your Gitpod Config File

Gitpod comes with a CLI that walks you through the initial creation of a .gitpod.yml file. Open a terminal and type

gp init

It will ask you about the different configuration options and generate and open an initial .gitpod.yml file for you. You can now edit directly in the file supported by validation, completion and hovers providing information about the various options.