add default gitpod.yml file

[mike-seagull]

A useful feature for me would be the ability to add a default gitpod.yml file for my profile. Alot of the time I end up using the same config file for many of my projects and it would be useful to keep from needing to copy a file between projects. And it becomes a hassle when I need to update this file everywhere if I want to change something.

[shism2]

Good idea

[svenefftinge]

Can share what you put into your .gitpod.yml files? They are meant to define what is needed for a specific project, so all developers on that project can enjoy the same working setup.

[mike-seagull]

https://github.com/mike-seagull/cloud_murmation/blob/master/.gitpod.yml
https://github.com/mike-seagull/gitpod-base/blob/master/.gitpod.yml
Here are examples where I used the same config file in each project.

[shism2]

One user experience issue I ran into was that if I use the github repository "gitpod" shortcut button on a repo that doesn't have a gitpod.yml at all then it can lead to quite some confusion. Especially for a beginner. Ideally there would be some way to select a default gitpod.yml to add or some sort of mechanism that automatically notifies the user about a missing gitpod.yml or begins the "gp init" command automatically. Thank You, Juliox

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[svenefftinge]

Here are examples where I used the same config file in each project.

Looks like you'd like to use your own default image? As soon as you start collaborating with others this would break the project setup unfortunately. E.g. others might miss a tool or use a different version. This configuration drift issues is one key problem Gitpod is solving.
There is however a need for user-level additions. We currently only support settings and extensions here, but will add user-specific dotfile repos soon.

[svenefftinge]

Ideally there would be some way to select a default gitpod.yml to add or
some sort of mechanism that automatically notifies the user about a missing
gitpod.yml or begins the "gp init" command automatically.

Yes, we are building a .gitpod.yml inference functionality which we apply when setting up new projects as part of our upcoming project creation flow. We might totally add a notification in the IDE, to generate that .gitpod.yml if a repo doesn't have one.

[svenefftinge]

I'll close this as fixed by #5236 (infer default .gitpod.yml), a duplicate of #5198 (user customization through dotfiles) and "won't fix" for user-level project configuration (due to reasons above). Let me know if I missed something.