diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a628d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-mysql
+
+# 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33b2aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+tasks:
+  - init: mvn install -DskipTests=false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ef7fca..a0e5564 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/mstahv/spring-boot-spatial-example)
+
 # A Spring Boot example editing spatial data in relational database
 
 ![Alt text](./screenshot.png?raw=true "Screenshot")
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 55e5b47..ec0e9a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>production</id>
@@ -126,5 +125,4 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-
 </project>