From 7637e2b552372f9f6bfdc13d067d013376bf119b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gitolicious <mrjchn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:04:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added Gitpod documentation (#225)

* Added Gitpod documentation

* Adapted gitpod description

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 guides/contributing.rst | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/guides/contributing.rst b/guides/contributing.rst
index 671a4d76d..9cffb6551 100644
--- a/guides/contributing.rst
+++ b/guides/contributing.rst
@@ -531,6 +531,32 @@ it in the configuration. Specifically, it may contain these fields:
 
 Run ``pip2 install -e .`` to install a development version of ESPHome.
 
+ESPHome via Gitpod
+******************
+
+An alternative to a local checkout and build is doing so via `Gitpod <https://www.gitpod.io>`__.
+ESPHome will be installed for you and the dashboard wizard will run on startup.
+
+You can also run the steps manually.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    python setup.py install
+
+To start a command line wizard, run
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    python esphome my_configuration.yaml wizard
+
+To get the web-based dashboard, use
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    python esphome my_configuration.yaml dashboard
+
+and allow exposing the web app at port 6052.
+
 See Also
 --------