Gitpod is a cloud development environment that provides an integrated, self-contained platform for developers to get started with ease, streamlining developer onboarding and experience. Gitpod offers a preconfigured environment that seamlessly provides a consistent development environment for stream-aligned teams, utilizing 12-factor, cloud native, and continuous integration techniques. By leveraging GitHub as the source code repository, developers can create a single-node instance, cluster with multiple nodes, or customize the cluster configuration using Dockerfiles and YAML files, all within a cloud-hosted, containerized, and customizable editing environment accessible via a browser. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, requiring only a code editor and Git CLI on the local computer, making it an attractive option for developers seeking a better developer experience.