> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# R in Gitpod

To work with R in Gitpod, you will need to properly configure your repository. Here is how to do it.

## Installing R

First, you'll probably want to install R itself. To do this, add a new file to your repository called [.gitpod.Dockerfile](/classic/user/configure/workspaces/workspace-image), and add the following content to it:

```dockerfile theme={null}
FROM gitpod/workspace-full

RUN brew install R
```

Next, create a Gitpod configuration file called [.gitpod.yml](/classic/user/references/gitpod-yml) (you can also simply run `gp init` and Gitpod will generate the file), and reference the above Dockerfile in it like so:

```yml theme={null}
image:
    file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
```

Then commit and push both files to your repository. After that, every new Gitpod workspace created for your project will have R pre-installed.

## VS Code Extensions

### R Extension

To install the R extension to your repository, add the following to your [.gitpod.yml](/classic/user/references/gitpod-yml) file:

```yml theme={null}
vscode:
    extensions:
        - Ikuyadeu.r@1.2.1:z5vr1v1bfS++U/aHLSXQ6Q==
```

Here is a minimal example of [R running in Gitpod](https://github.com/gitpod-io/Gitpod-R). You can try it here:

[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/gitpod-io/Gitpod-R)