diff --git a/.gitpod.dockerfile b/.gitpod.dockerfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-base:2023-11-04-12-07-48
+
+USER root
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends luarocks=3.8.0+dfsg1-1 \
+  && apt-get clean \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN luarocks install busted \
+  && luarocks install luacheck
+
+USER gitpod
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
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+++ b/.gitpod.yml
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+---
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.dockerfile
+...
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Algorithms and Data Structures in Lua
 
+[![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Lua)
+
 A repository for Algorithms and Data Structures implemented in the Lua programming language.
 
 Targets Lua 5.1 / LuaJIT.