diff --git a/.github/workflows/create.yml b/.github/workflows/create.yml
index b0e3f1d56..c1b1bf2a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         ASSETS_DIR: wpassets
         EXCLUDE_LIST: .bowerrc .gitattributes .gitignore .jshintrc .travis.yml CONTRIBUTING.md
           Gruntfile.js README.md bin deploy.sh package-lock.json package.json phpcs.xml phpunit.xml
-          tests
+          tests .lando .lando.yml
         SLUG: buddypress-media
         WORDPRESS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WORDPRESS_PASSWORD }}
         WORDPRESS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.WORDPRESS_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 878a77cd4..83ace146c 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ sftp-config.json
 *.sublime-workspace
 .phpintel
 selenium-debug.log
-.lando.wp-cli.yml
-.lando.yml
-/wordpress
\ No newline at end of file
+.lando.local.yml
+/wordpress
+/slow.log
+/profiler-output
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.lando.yml b/.lando.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84e5f3cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lando.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: rtmedia
+recipe: wordpress
+config:
+  via: nginx
+  php: 7.4
+  webroot: wordpress
+  database: mariadb
+  xdebug: true
+  config:
+    php: .lando/php.ini
+services:
+  appserver:
+    overrides:
+      environment:
+        # Make this environment variable empty or else runtime xdebug mode change will not work
+        XDEBUG_MODE: ''
+        # Support debugging Drush with XDEBUG.
+        PHP_IDE_CONFIG: "serverName=appserver"
+        PROFILER_OUTPUT_DIR: "profiler-output" # If changing this value, change in .gitignore also
+      volumes:
+        - '.lando/wp-cli.yml:/wp-cli.yml'
+        - '.:/app/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-media'
+        - '/app/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-media/wordpress'
+        - '/app/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-media/node_modules'
+    build_as_root:
+      - curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash -
+      - apt-get install -y nodejs
+      - npm install -g npm@latest
+    build:
+      - wp core download --force --skip-content
+      - npm install
+    run:
+      - wp config create --dbname=wordpress --dbuser=wordpress --dbpass=wordpress --dbhost=database --skip-check --force
+      - wp config set WP_DEBUG true --raw
+      - wp config set WP_DEBUG_LOG true --raw
+      - wp config set WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY false --raw
+      - wp config set WP_DISABLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER true --raw
+      - wp config set WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE 'local'
+      - sleep 2 # For some reason, we have to wait at least a second till database is up.
+      - | # If core is not installed, install it
+        if ! wp core is-installed; then
+          wp core install --url=https://$LANDO_APP_NAME.$LANDO_DOMAIN --title=$LANDO_APP_NAME --admin_user=rtcamp --admin_email=lando@rtcamp.com --admin_password=goodwork
+          wp theme install --activate twentytwenty
+          wp plugin install --activate query-monitor
+          wp rewrite structure '/%postname%/'
+          # Not activating rtMedia directly when building containers because it does not allow us to debug 
+          # issues that are specific to first time plugin activation
+          # wp plugin activate buddypress-media
+        fi
+  mailhog:
+    type: mailhog
+    portforward: false
+    hogfrom:
+      - appserver
+tooling:
+  xdebug:
+    description: Loads Xdebug in the selected mode.
+    cmd:
+      - appserver: /app/.lando/xdebug.sh
+    user: root
+  node:
+    service: appserver
+  npm:
+    service: appserver
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.lando/php.ini b/.lando/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6350ede6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lando/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+memory_limit = 1G
+xdebug.start_with_request = trigger
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.lando/wp-cli.yml b/.lando/wp-cli.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9c12c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lando/wp-cli.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+path: /app/wordpress
diff --git a/.lando/xdebug.sh b/.lando/xdebug.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9fda6d2b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lando/xdebug.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Xdebug has been turned off, please use the following syntax: 'lando xdebug <mode>'."
+  echo "Valid modes: https://xdebug.org/docs/all_settings#mode."
+  echo xdebug.mode = off > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-lando-xdebug.ini
+  pkill -o -USR2 php-fpm
+else
+  mode="$1"
+  echo xdebug.mode = "$mode" > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-lando-xdebug.ini
+  if [[ $mode = *"profile"* ]]; then
+    if [ ! -d "$PROFILER_OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
+      mkdir "$PROFILER_OUTPUT_DIR"
+      chown $LANDO_HOST_UID:$LANDO_HOST_GID "$PROFILER_OUTPUT_DIR"
+    fi
+    echo xdebug.output_dir = "/app/$PROFILER_OUTPUT_DIR" >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-lando-xdebug.ini
+  fi
+  pkill -o -USR2 php-fpm
+  echo "Xdebug is loaded in "$mode" mode."
+fi