Heads up! On October 1, we introduced Gitpod Flex. You can swap between documentation by using the switcher in the left navigation bar.

What is Gitpod Flex?

Gitpod provides automated and standardized development environments that run either self-hosted in your cloud, or on your local machine. Development environments are pre-configured with all the necessary tools, dependencies, and access required to write software. Development environments are accessible through an editor or CLI.

Gitpod is the most secure way to code, with features like:

  • isolated source code, IP, secrets and internal access
  • full controll over your networking setup
  • deployment across any region or availability zone
  • complete audit logging
  • integration into your SSO, source control, and cloud
  • automation of security and compliance policiies across environments

Common use cases

  • Improve developer productivity
  • Faster onboarding
  • Developer self-service
  • Secure supply chains
  • Replace VDI

Here are the basic concepts you need to know for understanding how Gitpod works:

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