diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json.
+{
+	"name": "Snakemake-Tutorial",
+	"build": {
+		"context": "..",
+		"dockerfile": "../Dockerfile"
+	},
+	"postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/setup.bash"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/setup.bash b/.devcontainer/setup.bash
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# abort on error, undefined vars, and failed pipelines
+set -euo pipefail
+
+rm -f Dockerfile .gitpod.yml && rm -rf .github .devcontainer
+echo -e "# Snakemake-Tutorial\n\nYour gitpod workspace for the snakemake-tutorial has been initialized. Now you can start with the [basic tutorial](https://snakemake.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial/basics.html)." > README.md
+echo "*" > .gitignore
+conda init
+set +u
+source ~/.bashrc
+set -u
+
+echo 'conda activate snakemake-tutorial' >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "Setup done"