diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8e49f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-full
+
+# Install custom tools, runtimes, etc.
+# For example "bastet", a command-line tetris clone:
+# RUN brew install bastet
+#
+# More information: https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-docker/
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
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index 0000000..475c7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
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+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+tasks:
+  - init: 'echo "TODO: Replace with init/build command"'
+    command: 'echo "TODO: Replace with command to start project"'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 303b1ad..a266756 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/LeilaGhods/Samples)
+
 # Samples
 
 This is my sample code
diff --git a/crud_python/db_connection.py b/crud_python/db_connection.py
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+++ b/crud_python/db_connection.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3      
+from cassandra.cluster import Cluster
+from cassandra.auth import PlainTextAuthProvider
+
+# This is the Zip file you downloaded
+SECURE_CONNECT_BUNDLE = '/workspace/workshop-crud-with-python-and-node/crud-python/creds.zip'
+# This is the username, recommended value was SUser
+USERNAME = "SUser";
+# This is the password, recommended value was SPassword1
+PASSWORD = "SPassword1";
+# This is the keyspace name, recommended value was spacecraft
+KEYSPACE = "spacecraft"; 
+
+class Connection:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.secure_connect_bundle=SECURE_CONNECT_BUNDLE
+        self.path_to_creds=''
+        self.cluster = Cluster(
+            cloud={
+                'secure_connect_bundle': self.secure_connect_bundle
+            },
+            auth_provider=PlainTextAuthProvider(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
+        )
+        self.session = self.cluster.connect(KEYSPACE)
+    def close(self):
+        self.cluster.shutdown()
+        self.session.shutdown()