diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index ad9d69a..292b620 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # It takes 2 mins to get a free twilio account https://www.twilio.com/login
 # Fill in your credentials below and rename this file to .env
 
-TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=YourAccountSIDHere
-LOCAL_AUTH_TOKEN=YourAuthTokenHere
+TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=${TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID}
+LOCAL_AUTH_TOKEN=${LOCAL_AUTH_TOKEN}
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf32dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+tasks:
+  - init: npm install
+    command: | 
+      cp .env.template .env
+      npm start
+ports:
+  - port: 3000
+    onOpen: open-preview
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8d1b69..4a40de6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 [![Repo Link](https://img.shields.io/badge/Repo-Link-black.svg)](https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat)
 [![code style: prettier](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg?)](https://github.com/prettier/prettier)
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/zipcall](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/zipcall)
+[![Gitpod Ready-to-Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-Ready--to--Code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/from-referrer/)
 
 # https://zipcall.io