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# code-server
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`code-server` is [VS Code ](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode ) running on a remote server, accessible through the browser.
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Try it out:
```bash
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docker run -t -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 -v "${PWD}:/root/project" codercom/code-server 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.
- If you have a Windows or Mac workstation, more easily develop for Linux.
- Take advantage of large cloud servers to speed up tests, compilations, downloads, and more.
- 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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### Hosted
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[Try `code-server` now ](https://coder.com/signup ) for free at coder.com.
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### Docker
See docker oneliner mentioned above. Dockerfile is at [/Dockerfile ](/Dockerfile ).
### Binaries
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1. [Download a binary ](https://github.com/codercom/code-server/releases ) (Linux and 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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code-server < initial directory to open >
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```
> You will be prompted to enter the password shown in the CLI
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`code-server` should now be running at https://localhost:8443.
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> code-server uses a self-signed SSL certificate that may prompt your browser to ask you some additional questions before you proceed. Please [read here](doc/self-hosted/index.md) for more information.
For detailed instructions and troubleshooting, see the [self-hosted quick start guide ](doc/self-hosted/index.md ).
Quickstart guides for [Google Cloud ](doc/admin/install/google_cloud.md ), [AWS ](doc/admin/install/aws.md ), and [Digital Ocean ](doc/admin/install/digitalocean.md ).
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How to [secure your setup ](/doc/security/ssl.md ).
## Development
### Known Issues
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- Creating custom VS Code extensions and debugging them doesn't work.
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### Future
- 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.
## Contributing
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Development guides are coming soon.
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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 about our enterprise offering.
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## Commercialization
If you would like to commercialize code-server, please contact contact@coder.com.
