diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
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+FROM gitpod/workspace-full:latest
+
+USER gitpod
+
+# Install .NET SDK
+ADD global.json ./
+RUN mkdir -p /home/gitpod/dotnet \
+    && curl -fsSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --jsonfile global.json --install-dir /home/gitpod/dotnet \
+    && rm global.json
+ENV DOTNET_ROOT=/home/gitpod/dotnet
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/gitpod/dotnet
+
+# Install Consul Server
+ADD Directory.Build.props ./
+RUN CONSUL_VERSION=$(cat Directory.Build.props|grep -oP '(?<VersionPrefix>)\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}') \
+    && CONSUL_ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
+    && rm Directory.Build.props \
+    && echo "Installing Consul ${CONSUL_VERSION}_${CONSUL_ARCH} ..." \
+    && cd /usr/local/bin \
+    && sudo wget "https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/${CONSUL_VERSION}/consul_${CONSUL_VERSION}_linux_${CONSUL_ARCH}.zip" \
+    && sudo unzip -o "consul_${CONSUL_VERSION}_linux_${CONSUL_ARCH}.zip" \
+    && sudo rm "consul_${CONSUL_VERSION}_linux_${CONSUL_ARCH}.zip" \
+    && cd \
+    && consul --version
+
+# Install Mono JIT compiler
+RUN sudo apt install -y gnupg ca-certificates \
+    && sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF \
+    && echo "deb https://download.mono-project.com/repo/ubuntu stable-focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list  \
+    && sudo apt update \
+    && sudo apt install -y mono-complete \
+    && mono --version
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
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+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+# Adding vscode C# extension
+vscode:
+  extensions:
+    - muhammad-sammy.csharp
+
+# Ports to expose
+ports:
+  - name: Consul Dev Server UI
+    port: 8500
+    onOpen: open-preview
+
+# Start-up tasks
+tasks:
+  - name: Consul.NET Client # this task is optional (used as workaround for OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/issues/4783)
+    before: |
+      dotnet --version
+    init: |
+      dotnet build
+      cd Consul.Test/ && pwd
+      dotnet build
+      cd ..
+    command: |
+      cd Consul.Test/ && pwd
+      dotnet run --framework "net6.0"
+      cd ..
+  - name: Consul Server
+    before: |
+      consul --version
+    command: |
+      cd Consul.Test/
+      consul agent -dev -config-file test_config.json
+    openMode: split-right
+
+# Configuring pre-builds
+github:
+  prebuilds:
+    # enable for the default branch (defaults to true)
+    master: true
+    # enable for all branches in this repo (defaults to false)
+    branches: false
+    # enable for pull requests coming from this repo (defaults to true)
+    pullRequests: true
+    # enable for pull requests coming from forks (defaults to false)
+    pullRequestsFromForks: false
+    # add a check to pull requests (defaults to true)
+    addCheck: true
+    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests (defaults to false)
+    addComment: false
+    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button to the pull request's description (defaults to false)
+    addBadge: false