diff --git a/.gitpod.dockerfile b/.gitpod.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2913f4f115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-mysql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d647d296c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+image:
+    file: .gitpod.dockerfile
+ports:
+    - port: 3000
+      onOpen: open-preview
+tasks:
+    - init: >
+        bundle install --without production &&
+        cp config/database.yml.gitpod config/database.yml &&
+        mysql -e "SET @@global.sql_mode=(SELECT REPLACE(@@global.sql_mode, 'ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY', ''));" &&
+        mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE plots;" &&
+        cp db/schema.rb.example db/schema.rb &&
+        rake db:setup &&
+        yarn install
+
+      command: >
+        passenger start
+
+github:
+    prebuilds:
+        branches: true
+        pullRequests: true
+        pullRequestsFromForks: true
+        addCheck: true
+        addComment: true
+        addBadge: false
+        addLabel: false
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 01bcd714a4..32bb88386e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sudo: required
 language: ruby
 
 rvm:
-  - 2.4.4
+  - 2.6.6
 
 services:
   - docker
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1b252ffaab..3f1fc374e2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
-ruby '2.4.4'
+ruby '2.6.6'
 
 git_source(:github) do |repo_name|
   repo_name = "#{repo_name}/#{repo_name}" unless repo_name.include?("/")
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index afd5aab52d..712c0519e6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   will_paginate-bootstrap4
 
 RUBY VERSION
-   ruby 2.4.4p296
+   ruby 2.6.6p146
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.1.4
diff --git a/config/database.yml.gitpod b/config/database.yml.gitpod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8631521539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.yml.gitpod
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+development:
+  adapter: mysql2
+  username: root
+  password: 
+  encoding: utf8
+  database: plots
+  strict: false
+
+production:
+  adapter: sqlite3
+  database: production.sqlite
+
+# Warning: The contents of the database defined as "test" will be erased and
+# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
+# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
+test:
+  adapter: sqlite3
+  database: test.sqlite