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code-server
Run VS Code on any machine anywhere and
access it in the browser.
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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:
bash
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --dry-run
To install, run:
bash
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.Top issues
#33Collaboration (multi user) support122 comments · 2019-03-06#1374Allow custom fonts93 comments · 2020-02-27#3410Dynamically webview resources fail to load in some browser/OS combinations74 comments · 2021-05-18#1315Implement VS Code remote extensions56 comments · 2020-01-29#2195Native settings sync38 comments · 2020-10-12#1964Ability to open a file directly using a URL34 comments · 2020-08-12#5248[Bug]: PWA Icon Doesn't Display When Using Reverse Proxy30 comments · 2022-06-08#5723Forward non-http ports and non-localhost ips29 comments · 2022-10-27
Discussions
#8062Licensing clarification for commercial redistribution of code-server 4.141.02 comments · 2026-10-16#8018Try out i18ner for localization as an early adopter0 comments · 2026-09-22#7928macos-arm64 release 4.131.01 comments · 2026-08-01#7908Freebird AI - AI chat + inline edits for code-server, works with local Ollama Body:0 comments · 2026-07-25#7888hi0 comments · 2026-07-07#7887Isolate user dir2 comments · 2026-07-05#7843ccline — AI at your shell prompt in code-server's integrated terminal0 comments · 2026-06-10#7826Is there any way to enable the integrated browser?1 comments · 2026-05-30
Latest release
v4.145.2 v4.145.2 2026-11-07Code v1.145.2 Changed - Update to Code 1.145.2