diff --git a/install_gitpod.sh b/install_gitpod.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_gitpod.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /tmp/install.sh
+curl -s -o /tmp/install.sh  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/threefoldfoundation/data_threefold/development/install.sh
+bash /tmp/install.sh
+bash /workspace/data_threefold/gitpod_scripts/install.sh
+bash /workspace/data_threefold/gitpod_scripts/run.sh
+
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
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new mode 100755