How to run VS Code in the browser with code-server

code-server runs the VS Code editor on your server and you access it from a browser. You code from any device, and the environment stays on the server.

1. Install with one click

Pick code-server from the app catalog when creating the server.

Or manually

curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh
systemctl enable --now code-server@root

2. Access the editor

code-server listens on port 8080 by default. The password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml.

3. Securing it, mandatory

• Serve only over HTTPS through a reverse proxy.
• Use a strong password, the editor has full access to the server.
• Restrict access with the firewall.

Why it is useful

• The same dev environment from any device, even a tablet.
• The server's resources do the builds, not your laptop.
• You run and test next to the databases and services on the same server.