diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c7c99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-full
+
+RUN sudo apt-get update && \
+    sudo apt-get install -y netcat-traditional socat && \
+    sudo apt-get clean && \
+    sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
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diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8d941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+tasks:
+  - init: go get
+    command: go build . && ./statsd_exporter
+  - command: printf 'Try:\n\n\techo "test.gauge:42|g" | socat - TCP:127.0.0.1:9125\n\n'
+
+ports:
+  - port: 9102
+    onOpen: open-preview
+  - port: 9125
+    onOpen: ignore
+
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 40503ed..c52e07f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ Prometheus uses GitHub to manage reviews of pull requests.
   and the _Formatting and style_ section of Peter Bourgon's [Go: Best
   Practices for Production
   Environments](http://peter.bourgon.org/go-in-production/#formatting-and-style).
+
+* [![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/prometheus/statsd_exporter)