code-server

Run VS Code on any machine anywhere and
access it in the browser.

Highlights

• Code on any device with a consistent development environment
• Use cloud servers to speed up tests, compilations, downloads, and more
• Preserve battery life when you're on the go; all intensive tasks run on your
  server

Requirements

See requirements for minimum specs, as well as instructions
on how to set up a Google VM on which you can install code-server.

TL;DR: Linux machine with WebSockets enabled, 1 GB RAM, and 2 vCPUs

Getting started

There are five ways to get started:

1. Using the install
   script, which
   automates most of the process. The script uses the system package manager if
   possible.
2. Manually installing
   code-server
3. Deploy code-server to your team with coder/coder
4. Using our one-click buttons and guides to deploy code-server to a cloud
   provider ⚡
5. Using the code-server feature for
   devcontainers,
   if you already use devcontainers in your project.

If you use the install script, you can preview what occurs during the install
process:

bashCopy
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --dry-run

To install, run:

bashCopy
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh

When done, the install script prints out instructions for running and starting
code-server.

Note
To manage code-server for a team on your infrastructure, see: coder/coder

We also have an in-depth setup and
configuration guide.

Questions?

See answers to frequently asked
questions.

Want to help?

See Contributing for
details.

Hiring

Interested in working at Coder? Check out our open
positions!

For Teams

We develop coder/coder to help teams to
adopt remote development.