Codespaces documentation

Create a codespace to start developing in a secure, configurable, and dedicated development environment that works how and where you want it to.

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Enabling or disabling GitHub Codespaces for your organization
You can control which users can use GitHub Codespaces in your organization's private repositories.
Understanding the codespace lifecycle
You can develop in a GitHub Codespaces environment and maintain your data throughout the entire codespace lifecycle.
Introduction to dev containers
When you work in a codespace, the environment you are working in is created using a development container, or dev container, hosted on a virtual machine.
Managing access to other repositories within your codespace
You can manage the repositories that GitHub Codespaces can access.

Set up your project

What's new

Guides

All Codespaces docs

Getting started with GitHub Codespaces

Developing in a codespace

Customizing your codespace

Setting your user preferences

Setting up your project for GitHub Codespaces

Prebuilding your codespaces

Managing your codespaces

Managing GitHub Codespaces for your organization

Reference

Troubleshooting GitHub Codespaces