diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6bd273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This configuration file was automatically generated by Gitpod.
+# Please adjust to your needs (see https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-gitpod-file)
+# and commit this file to your remote git repository to share the goodness with others.
+
+tasks:
+  - init: make install
+
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6b0aa1..7a6bab5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+PIO ?= /home/gitpod/.platformio/penv/bin/platformio
+install:
+	python3 -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio/master/scripts/get-platformio.py)"
+
 init:
 	curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio-core/master/scripts/99-platformio-udev.rules | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-platformio-udev.rules
 	sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
 	sudo udevadm trigger
 build:
-	pio run -e build
+	$(PIO) run -e build
 
 flash:
-	pio run -e build -t upload
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+	$(PIO) run -e build -t upload
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