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

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

There are five ways to get started:

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

See Contributing for details.

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