If your software project is comprised of multiple source control repositories it is possible to configure Gitpod to clone these additional repositories through the configuration keys of additionalRepositories and mainConfiguration in the .gitpod.yml file which removes the need to run multiple workspaces, and makes it easier to configure services which need to be aware of each other.

Learn more about cloning additional repositories and delegation at https://www.gitpod.io/docs/multi-repo-workspaces

This repository uses additionalRepositories to clone the additional repository of https://github.com/gitpod-io/demo-multi-repo-backend into /workspaces/backend which removes the need to run multiple Gitpod workspaces, and makes it easier to configure services which need to be aware of each other.

$ cd /workspaces
$ ls -ltr
drwxr-xr-x 3 gitpod gitpod 69 Jun 22 02:37 demo-multi-repo-frontend
drwxr-xr-x 3 gitpod gitpod 69 Jun 22 02:37 backend