coder/code-server on Hacker News

…just had build tools on pretty much every single machine I was building for and it was a hot mess. https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by 4oo4 · 2026-04-01 · in Ask HN: What dev tools do you rely on that nobody talks about?

Instead you can use https://github.com/coder/code-server , which is really vscode running in your browser. You then get all extensions, etc.

comment by williamstein · 2025-12-05 · in Zellij: A terminal workspace with batteries included

I tend to use https://github.com/coder/code-server#code-server for my remote development needs.

comment by lights0123 · 2025-09-10 · in Show HN: Term.everything – Run any GUI app in the terminal

Just VSCode, or more specifically, code-server ( https://github.com/coder/code-server )

comment by evertheylen · 2025-07-22 · in Font Comparison: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono vs. JetBrains Mono and Fira Code

But hasn't Coder.com[0] built a business around exactly that? [0] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by theanonymousone · 2025-04-25 · in OpenVSX, which VSCode forks rely on for extensions, down for 24 hours

….com/pomdtr/smallweb-vscode/blob/main/extensio... [1]: https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server https://github.com/coder/code-server etc

comment by yencabulator · 2025-02-13 · in Thinkserver: My web-based coding environment

…and open in browser directly. It’s also open source (most tunneling features in VSCode aren’t). https://github.com/coder/code-server There’s a one-click setup for it in Lunni, a Docker dashboard I’ve been working on (shameless plug):…

comment by notpushkin · 2025-02-13 · in Thinkserver: My web-based coding environment

How would you compare the three options, - https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server - https://github.com/coder/code-server - https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia I'm not sure if I'm reading it right, but the contributor graph looks…

comment by concerndc1tizen · 2025-02-08 · in VSCode’s SSH agent is bananas

…worth, we have been using code-server instead in prod (prod being internal) for over a year now. https://github.com/coder/code-server https://coder.com/docs/code-server/FAQ#whats-the-difference-...

comment by kirici · 2025-02-08 · in VSCode’s SSH agent is bananas

…and a pretty usable IDE. But the screen and keyboard were too small so I gave it up. [0] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by philomath_mn · 2025-01-13 · in Ask HN: Coding on an iPad?

Hosted vs code server is what I used to use: https://github.com/coder/code-server They've added support in blink as well which is my favorite iOS purchase for productivity on my iPad https://blink.sh/

comment by shmoogy · 2024-06-27 · in Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDE

I use remote development environment on my VPS using code-server ( https://github.com/coder/code-server ). It is quite easy to setup.

comment by atrifat · 2024-06-07 · in Ask HN: Do you use a cloud or remote development environment?

…https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/ https://github.com/coder/code-server https://github.com/loft-sh/devpod https://github.com/quickwit-oss/quickwit…

comment by yencabulator · 2024-05-29 · in Mobifree – An open-source mobile ecosystem

…any web-based version of VSCode other than VSCode.dev or any open source alternative? This maybe? https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by KomoD · 2024-01-20 · in Ask HN: Is there any advanced web-based IDE?

https://github.com/coder/code-server is like vscode.dev but self hosted

comment by kaanyalova · 2024-01-19 · in Show HN: Privy - Open-source, privacy oriented alternative to GitHub Copilot

…is terribly bad, calling someone lunatic for their choice of IDE may not be a great idea. [0] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by theanonymousone · 2023-10-06 · in Java 21 VirtualThreads vs. Clojure Lazy Seqs

I've been running https://github.com/coder/code-server for the past few months, and I really like it. It's basically self-hosted VS Code in a browser. I can switch from my desktop to my laptop, even to my phone, and pick up right where I…

comment by nfriedly · 2023-09-06 · in deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android

…screenshots this seems to use an X/VNC server or something, it might be good to also explore using https://github.com/coder/code-server with a native Android browser to get things like graphics acceleration (though with disadvantages like…

comment by circuit10 · 2023-09-05 · in deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android

…in the browser. I use it a lot on my Boox tablet with a bluetooth keyboard and it works great. [1] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by csixty4 · 2023-08-27 · in E-ink is so Retropunk

…), but it is also called code-server, which is often confused with coder's code-server ( https://github.com/coder/code-server )

comment by stevefan1999 · 2023-08-02 · in Transform your Android device into a Linux desktop

There's code-server ( https://github.com/coder/code-server ) which you can install on your own machine and is based off VSCode. However, it doesn't have access to some of the Microsoft VSCode extensions (although there are generally…

comment by rahoulb · 2023-07-25 · in Vscode.dev: Local Development with Cloud Tools

…down unusable version of vscode when you can host a full instance of vscode on your linux server https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by IceWreck · 2023-07-25 · in Vscode.dev: Local Development with Cloud Tools

…idea of having your dev environment in the cloud, coder have a self-hostable vscode docker image: https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by rbut · 2023-07-25 · in Vscode.dev: Local Development with Cloud Tools

…iPad for coding for over 2 years on my personal projects. My setup uses a machine at home with - https://github.com/coder/code-server - terminus - for playing with terminal work - tailscale - for VPN and accessing local servers on home…

comment by h1t35h · 2023-06-30 · in Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake

Also could install a browser based VSCode on that remote server and access that. https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by galleywest200 · 2023-05-19 · in Updating my website from my iPad

…containers, etc) that allow you to edit locally, run on a remote server. Also see code-server ( https://github.com/coder/code-server ) for another option.

comment by vhodges · 2023-03-15 · in Zed, the new code editor from Atom developers, has entered open beta

…tps://github.com/lightrun-platform/lightrun/tree/main/exam... [2] https://playground.lightrun.com [3] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by tomgs · 2023-01-24 · in Elastic, Loki and SigNoz – A Perf Benchmark of Open-Source Logging Platforms

Are you basically reselling hosted https://github.com/coder/code-server ?

comment by MuffinFlavored · 2023-01-19 · in Introducing Rust Support in CodeSandbox, start a Rust VM in one click

…things Wireguard - remote access and interconnection between zones cockpit-project.org - to manage VMS github.com/coder/code-server - To remote develop 2x of docs.paperless-ngx.com/ (one for me and one for my partner) - I scan and destroy…

comment by cientifico · 2023-01-06 · in Ask HN: What's on your home server?

…meet your needs? It's self hosted and has been meeting by (albeit) hobbyist needs well. [1] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by stevewatson301 · 2022-12-08 · in Ending support for self-hosted Gitpod and moving our source to AGPL

Darn. Maybe the solution is to use vs-code client in the browser? Like vscode.dev or https://github.com/coder/code-server ? It limits what keyboard shortcuts and extensions are available, but at least it's in a secure sandbox on the client…

comment by collinmanderson · 2022-11-03 · in Dozens of malicious PyPI packages discovered targeting developers

Code server might be what you're looking for: https://github.com/coder/code-server The caveat with the above is that you'll need something to host it. You could use a computer on your local network or a VPS of some kind (DigitalOcean,…

comment by brikwerk · 2022-10-18 · in iPad Pro M2

code-server https://github.com/coder/code-server works fairly well and can be saved to the home screen as a web applet to get rid of the browser URL bar. Their are a few UI issues related to touch but it has served well enough for some…

comment by skazazes · 2022-10-18 · in iPad Pro M2

…have this, you can head for gcc, clang or whatever you need Last piece is IDE, I use this one: https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by danielEM · 2022-09-08 · in Ask HN: What is the cheapest laptop I can buy for development

Code-server: https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by FruitForce · 2022-08-30 · in Using your phone as a software development platform

what do you actually want to do? I have https://github.com/coder/code-server and https://jupyter.org/hub running on a PI, along with tailscale on the ipad and pi. This allows the IPAD to have a full editor, and a shell onto the pi.

comment by user00012-ab · 2022-07-26 · in I raised my kids on the command line and they love it

Creator of the original https://github.com/coder/code-server and co-founder of https://coder.com here. Microsoft’s code-server uses their official extension marketplace, allowing LiveShare, Pylance, and other proprietary extensions in…

comment by kylecarbs · 2022-07-08 · in The Visual Studio Code Server

…at Microsoft don't credit code-server which has been around for much longer than their offering. https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by de6u99er · 2022-07-08 · in The Visual Studio Code Server

…runs like a traditional self-hosted server app and could likely be run in an airgapped environment: https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by qbasic_forever · 2022-07-08 · in The Visual Studio Code Server

While not a Microsoft offering, code-server[1] already exists and works pretty well. [1] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by signal11 · 2022-07-08 · in The Visual Studio Code Server

they did already: https://github.com/coder/code-server works great, even on small server machines! edit: as pointed out by others, this is not actually by MS, but works just fine anyway. TIL!

comment by luto · 2022-07-08 · in The Visual Studio Code Server

Possible alternative: https://github.com/coder/code-server Basically lets you use VS Code from a browser. Integrated terminal works, Git integration, and many extensions work too

comment by woojoo666 · 2022-06-03 · in VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS Code

The alternative is actually possible and works reasonably well from the browser: https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by misterdata · 2022-06-03 · in VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS Code

…where I have all of my cores and RAM for compiling the kernel, I can use VS Code in the browser: https://github.com/coder/code-server > it starts up instantly, I launch my editor once a day. Why do you need to keep killing and starting…

comment by ylyn · 2022-04-15 · in Neovim 0.7 Released

I have recently built a dev server for myself using https://github.com/coder/code-server (VS Code in the browser, hosted on the remote server). With very little effort, you get an always-on dev environment with built in terminal so you…

comment by blunte · 2022-04-11 · in Ask HN: Best practices for editing remote code locally?

…can do web development with a local server on port 3000 and view it live at 3000.my.domain.tld. 1: https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by sjroot · 2022-04-08 · in Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

…(pair with Working Copy) - Code Editor (unsupported, formerly Coda) - Codea And if you’re online: - https://github.com/coder/code-server (see: https://coder.com/docs/coder/latest/comparison )

comment by Terretta · 2022-03-21 · in CodeEdit: Building a free, open-source code editor for macOS

…code-server project definitely works for this, but something a bit more native would be amazing. https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by unfocussed_mike · 2022-03-17 · in Lapce – Fast open-source code editor

…also allows it to override most default shortcuts (Cmd/Ctrl+W, Cmd/Ctrl+T etc.) I use this with https://github.com/coder/code-server on my personal server and it's a way better experience for me than mucking around with SSH / SFTP plugins.

comment by wbobeirne · 2022-03-14 · in Ace, CodeMirror, and Monaco: A comparison of browser code editors (2021)

…like 20$/year when I was looking into it I probably wouldn't have bothered setting it up. [1] https://github.com/coder/code-server

comment by moonchrome · 2022-02-24 · in Ngrok Alternatives