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# code-server
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[](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues)
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[](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/latest)
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[](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/master/LICENSE)
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[](https://discord.gg/zxSwN8Z)
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`code-server` is [VS Code](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode) running on a
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remote server, accessible through the browser.
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Try it out:
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```bash
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docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 -p 127.0.0.1:8444:8444 -v "$PWD:/home/coder/project" codercom/code-server --allow-http --no-auth
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```
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- Code on your Chromebook, tablet, and laptop with a consistent dev environment.
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- If you have a Windows or Mac workstation, more easily develop for Linux.
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- Take advantage of large cloud servers to speed up tests, compilations, downloads, and more.
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- Preserve battery life when you're on the go.
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- All intensive computation runs on your server.
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- You're no longer running excess instances of Chrome.
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## Getting Started
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### Run over SSH
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Use [sshcode](https://github.com/codercom/sshcode) for a simple setup.
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### Docker
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See docker oneliner mentioned above. Dockerfile is at
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[/Dockerfile](/Dockerfile).
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### Binaries
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1. [Download a binary](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases) (Linux and
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OS X supported. Windows coming soon)
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2. Start the binary with the project directory as the first argument
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```
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code-server <initial directory to open>
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```
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You will be prompted to enter the password shown in the CLI. `code-server`
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should now be running at https://localhost:8443.
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`code-server` uses a self-signed SSL certificate that may prompt your
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browser to ask you some additional questions before you proceed. Please
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[read here](doc/self-hosted/index.md) for more information.
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For detailed instructions and troubleshooting, see the
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[self-hosted quick start guide](doc/self-hosted/index.md).
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Quickstart guides for [Google Cloud](doc/admin/install/google_cloud.md),
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[AWS](doc/admin/install/aws.md), and
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[DigitalOcean](doc/admin/install/digitalocean.md).
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How to [secure your setup](/doc/security/ssl.md).
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### Build
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- If you also plan on developing, set the `OUT` environment variable:
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`export OUT=/path/to/some/directory`. Otherwise it will build in this
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directory which will cause issues because `yarn watch` will try to
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compile the build directory as well.
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- For now `@coder/nbin` is a global dependency.
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- Run `yarn build ${codeServerVersion} ${vscodeVersion} ${target} ${arch}` in
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this directory (for example: `yarn build development 1.36.0 linux x64`).
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- If you target the same VS Code version our Travis builds do everything will
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work but if you target some other version it might not (we have to do some
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patching to VS Code so different versions aren't always compatible).
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- You can run the built code with `node path/to/build/out/vs/server/main.js` or run
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`yarn binary` with the same arguments in the previous step to package the
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code into a single binary.
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## Known Issues
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- Creating custom VS Code extensions and debugging them doesn't work.
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- To debug Golang using
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[ms-vscode-go extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.Go),
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you need to add `--security-opt seccomp=unconfined` to your `docker run`
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arguments when launching code-server with Docker. See
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[#725](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/725) for details.
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## Future
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- **Stay up to date!** Get notified about new releases of code-server.
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- Windows support.
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- Electron and Chrome OS applications to bridge the gap between local<->remote.
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- Run VS Code unit tests against our builds to ensure features work as expected.
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## Extensions
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At the moment we can't use the official VSCode Marketplace. We've created a
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custom extension marketplace focused around open-sourced extensions. However,
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if you have access to the `.vsix` file, you can manually install the extension.
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## Telemetry
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Use the `--disable-telemetry` flag to completely disable telemetry.
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We use the data collected to improve code-server.
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## Contributing
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### Development
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```fish
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git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
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cd vscode
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git checkout 1.36.1
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git clone https://github.com/cdr/code-server src/vs/server
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cd src/vs/server
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yarn patch:apply
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yarn
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yarn watch
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# Wait for the initial compilation to complete (it will say "Finished compilation").
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# Run the next command in another shell.
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yarn start --allow-http --no-auth
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# Visit http://localhost:8443
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```
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### Upgrading VS Code
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We have to patch VS Code to provide and fix some functionality. As the web
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portion of VS Code matures, we'll be able to shrink and maybe even entirely
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eliminate our patch. In the meantime, however, upgrading the VS Code version
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requires ensuring that the patch still applies and has the intended effects.
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To generate a new patch, **stage all the changes** you want to be included in
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the patch in the VS Code source, then run `yarn patch:generate` in this
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directory.
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Our changes include:
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- Add a `code-server` schema.
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- Make the extension sidebar work in the browser. Mostly involves removing
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Node-specific code for the `extensions` channel client and adding a
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`gallery` channel.
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- Allow multiple extension directories (both user and built-in).
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- Rewrite assets used in the CSS (like icons) or as images to use the base URL.
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- Change the loader to use the base URL.
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- Change the web socket to use the base URL.
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- Set the favicon (using a relative path).
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- Modify the file service to support writing from an asynchronous stream (for
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uploading files).
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- Add a file prefix to ignore for temporary files created during upload.
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- Insert our upload service for use in editor windows and explorer.
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- Modify the log level to get its initial setting from the server.
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- Get telemetry working by adding a channel for it.
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## License
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[MIT](LICENSE)
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## Enterprise
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Visit [our enterprise page](https://coder.com/enterprise) for more information
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about our enterprise offering.
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## Commercialization
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If you would like to commercialize code-server, please contact
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contact@coder.com.
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