Gitpod Flex Has a Free API: The Dev Environment Platform That Runs Anywhere — Cloud, Desktop, or Self-Hosted

"Works on my machine" kills productivity. Gitpod Flex gives every developer an identical, automated dev environment — whether they run it locally on their laptop, in the cloud, or on company infrastructure. What Is Gitpod Flex? Gitpod Flex is the next generation of Gitpod. Unlike the original cloud-only Gitpod, Flex runs anywhere: your local machine, your company's Kubernetes cluster, or Gitpod's cloud. Same dev environments, same configuration, flexible deployment. The Free Tier Gitpod Flex offers generous free usage: Free for individuals : Unlimited local dev environments Cloud free tier : 50 hours/month of cloud workspace time Multi-IDE : VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, terminal Prebuilds : Pre-warm environments on every commit Snapshots : Share exact environment state with teammates Quick Start Install Gitpod CLI: brew install gitpod-io/tap/gitpod Create a dev environment: # From any git repo gitpod environment create https://github.com/org/repo # Open in VS Code gitpod environment open -