#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:

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

To install, run:

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.