diff --git a/.gitpod.dockerfile b/.gitpod.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30e7f39c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-full
+
+RUN sudo apt-get update \
+    && sudo apt-get install -yq --no-install-recommends \
+        libpng16-16 \
+        libpng-dev \
+        pkg-config \
+        autoconf \
+        libtool \
+        build-essential \
+        nasm \
+        libx11-dev \
+        libxkbfile-dev \
+    && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index cda41045d..02a0e9f70 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.dockerfile
+
 tasks:
     - before: nvm install 10 && nvm use 10
       init: npm install
-      command: npm run start
+      command: npm run start-server
+
 ports:
     - port: 8080
       onOpen: open-preview
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48fc6855c..5f79e19b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ Use a browser based dev environment
 Or clone locally and run
 ```
 npm install
-npm run start
+npm run start-server
 ```
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