diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index f637ffe..b7144e3 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -2,31 +2,11 @@
 # build the docker image for our gitpod from this dockerfile
 image:
   file: .gitpod.dockerfile
-# where gitpod should place our workspace (relative to /workspace)
-workspaceLocation: "."
 # all init+before are run in prebuilds, and on workspace startup
 tasks:
-  - name: tailscaled
-    command: |
-      if [ -n "$TAILSCALE_AUTHKEY" ]; then
-        if [ -n "${TAILSCALE_STATE_MYPROJECT}" ]; then
-          # restore the tailscale state from gitpod user's env vars
-          sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/tailscale
-          echo "${TAILSCALE_STATE_MYPROJECT}" | sudo tee /var/lib/tailscale/tailscaled.state > /dev/null
-        fi
-        sudo tailscaled
-      fi
-  - name: tailscale
-    command: |
-      if [ -n "$TAILSCALE_AUTHKEY" ]; then
-        if [ -n "${TAILSCALE_STATE_MYPROJECT}" ]; then
-          sudo -E tailscale up --authkey=${TAILSCALE_AUTHKEY}
-        else
-          sudo -E tailscale up --authkey=${TAILSCALE_AUTHKEY} --hostname "gitpod-${GITPOD_GIT_USER_NAME// /-}-$(echo ${GITPOD_WORKSPACE_CONTEXT} | jq -r .repository.name)"
-          # store the tailscale state into gitpod user
-          gp env TAILSCALE_STATE_MYPROJECT="$(sudo cat /var/lib/tailscale/tailscaled.state)"
-        fi
-      fi
+  - name: npm install
+    init: |
+      npm install
 # extra extensions we share
 vscode:
   extensions: