diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index c083eb5..ae5b73d 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ tasks:
     command: source ./install-kubectl.sh
   - name: Install Terraform
     command: source ./install-terraform.sh
+  - name: Install Dynamodb
+    command: source ./install-dynamodb-local.sh   
   - name: Install Visual Studio Code extensions
     command: source ./install-vsextensions.sh
 vscode:
@@ -24,8 +26,7 @@ vscode:
     - ms-python.python
     - aws-toolkit-vscode.aws-toolkit-vscode
     - ms-mssql.mssql
-    - amazon-dynamodb.aws-dynamodb-toolkit
-    
+    - amazon-dynamodb.aws-dynamodb-toolkit    
 github:
   prebuilds:
     master: true
diff --git a/install-dynamodb-local.sh b/install-dynamodb-local.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaaa974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-dynamodb-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+echo "Installing Java"
+brew install openjdk
+
+echo "java is installed sucessfully.... :) "
+echo " "
+echo " "
+
+mkdir ./dynamolocal && cd ./dynamolocal
+
+
+echo "Downloading the DynamoDB tar file" 
+wget http://dynamodb-local.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz
+tar xzf dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz
+rm -f dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz
+
+echo " "
+echo "Dynamodb-local is installed and ready for use.... :) "
+      
+      
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diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index 12f38c3..2f8a6ed 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ source ./setup-env-variables.sh
 ./open-cloud-dashboards.sh
 source ./install-kubectl.sh
 source ./install-terraform.sh
+source ./install-dynamodb-local.sh   
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