docker-documentation/images/docker-code-server.md

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# [linuxserver/code-server](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-code-server)

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[Code-server](https://coder.com) is VS Code running on a remote server, accessible through the browser.
- 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.
- All intensive computation runs on your server.
- You're no longer running excess instances of Chrome.

## Supported Architectures

We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://github.com/docker/distribution/blob/master/docs/spec/manifest-v2-2.md#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/).

Simply pulling `lscr.io/linuxserver/code-server:latest` should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.

The architectures supported by this image are:

| Architecture | Available | Tag |
| :----: | :----: | ---- |
| x86-64 | ✅ | amd64-\<version tag\> |
| arm64 | ✅ | arm64v8-\<version tag\> |
| armhf| ✅ | arm32v7-\<version tag\> |

## Version Tags

This image provides various versions that are available via tags. Please read the descriptions carefully and exercise caution when using unstable or development tags.

| Tag | Available | Description |
| :----: | :----: |--- |
| latest | ✅ | Stable releases |
| focal | ✅ | DEPRECATED (no longer updated, `latest` is rebased on focal) - Stable releases, based on Ubuntu Focal |
| development | ✅ | DEPRECATED (no longer updated) - Prereleases from their GitHub |

## Application Setup

Access the webui at `http://<your-ip>:8443`.
For github integration, drop your ssh key in to `/config/.ssh`.
Then open a terminal from the top menu and set your github username and email via the following commands

```bash
git config --global user.name "username"
git config --global user.email "email address"
```

### Hashed code-server password

How to create the [hashed password](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md#can-i-store-my-password-hashed).

## Usage

To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.

### docker-compose (recommended, [click here for more info](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose))

```yaml
---
version: "2.1"
services:
  code-server:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/code-server:latest
    container_name: code-server
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
      - PASSWORD=password #optional
      - HASHED_PASSWORD= #optional
      - SUDO_PASSWORD=password #optional
      - SUDO_PASSWORD_HASH= #optional
      - PROXY_DOMAIN=code-server.my.domain #optional
      - DEFAULT_WORKSPACE=/config/workspace #optional
    volumes:
      - /path/to/appdata/config:/config
    ports:
      - 8443:8443
    restart: unless-stopped
```

### docker cli ([click here for more info](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/))

```bash
docker run -d \
  --name=code-server \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Europe/London \
  -e PASSWORD=password `#optional` \
  -e HASHED_PASSWORD= `#optional` \
  -e SUDO_PASSWORD=password `#optional` \
  -e SUDO_PASSWORD_HASH= `#optional` \
  -e PROXY_DOMAIN=code-server.my.domain `#optional` \
  -e DEFAULT_WORKSPACE=/config/workspace `#optional` \
  -p 8443:8443 \
  -v /path/to/appdata/config:/config \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/code-server:latest
```

## Parameters

Docker images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `<external>:<internal>` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.

### Ports (`-p`)

| Parameter | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `8443` | web gui |

### Environment Variables (`-e`)

| Env | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `PUID=1000` | for UserID - see below for explanation |
| `PGID=1000` | for GroupID - see below for explanation |
| `TZ=Europe/London` | Specify a timezone to use EG Europe/London |
| `PASSWORD=password` | Optional web gui password, if `PASSWORD` or `HASHED_PASSWORD` is not provided, there will be no auth. |
| `HASHED_PASSWORD=` | Optional web gui password, overrides `PASSWORD`, instructions on how to create it is below. |
| `SUDO_PASSWORD=password` | If this optional variable is set, user will have sudo access in the code-server terminal with the specified password. |
| `SUDO_PASSWORD_HASH=` | Optionally set sudo password via hash (takes priority over `SUDO_PASSWORD` var). Format is `$type$salt$hashed`. |
| `PROXY_DOMAIN=code-server.my.domain` | If this optional variable is set, this domain will be proxied for subdomain proxying. See [Documentation](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md#sub-domains) |
| `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE=/config/workspace` | If this optional variable is set, code-server will open this directory by default |

### Volume Mappings (`-v`)

| Volume | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `/config` | Contains all relevant configuration files. |

#### Miscellaneous Options

| Parameter | Function |
| :-----:   | --- |

## Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)

You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend `FILE__`.

As an example:

```bash
-e FILE__PASSWORD=/run/secrets/mysecretpassword
```

Will set the environment variable `PASSWORD` based on the contents of the `/run/secrets/mysecretpassword` file.

## Umask for running applications

For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional `-e UMASK=022` setting.
Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask) before asking for support.

## User / Group Identifiers

When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.

Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.

In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id user` as below:

```bash
  $ id username
    uid=1000(dockeruser) gid=1000(dockergroup) groups=1000(dockergroup)
```

## Docker Mods

[![Docker Mods](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/yaml?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=code-server&query=%24.mods%5B%27code-server%27%5D.mod_count&url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Flinuxserver%2Fdocker-mods%2Fmaster%2Fmod-list.yml)](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=code-server "view available mods for this container.") [![Docker Universal Mods](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/yaml?color=94398d&labelColor=555555&logoColor=ffffff&style=for-the-badge&label=universal&query=%24.mods%5B%27universal%27%5D.mod_count&url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Flinuxserver%2Fdocker-mods%2Fmaster%2Fmod-list.yml)](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=universal "view available universal mods.")

We publish various [Docker Mods](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods) to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above.

## Support Info

* Shell access whilst the container is running:
  * `docker exec -it code-server /bin/bash`
* To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:
  * `docker logs -f code-server`
* Container version number
  * `docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' code-server`
* Image version number
  * `docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/code-server:latest`

## Versions

* **20.02.22:** - Install using the official tarballs.
* **29.12.21:** - Add `install-extension` as a helper for mods to install extensions.
* **06.12.21:** - Add `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE` env var.
* **29.11.21:** - Rebase to Ubuntu focal.
* **16.09.21:** - Fix slow `chown` on large workspace (contents of workspace folder no longer chowned).
* **11.07.21:** - Bump node to 14 to fix builds
* **08.05.21:** - Fix doc link
* **04.02.20:** - Allow setting gui password via hash using env var `HASHED_PASSWORD`.
* **23.12.20:** - Allow setting sudo password via hash using env var `SUDO_PASSWORD_HASH`.
* **29.05.20:** - Add --domain-proxy support.
* **21.05.20:** - Shrink images, install via yarn, fix arm32v7 build.
* **18.05.20:** - Switch to multi-arch images, install via npm.
* **29.04.20:** - Update start arguments.
* **01.04.20:** - Structural changes required for v3.
* **17.01.20:** - Fix artifact url retrieval from github.
* **24.10.19:** - Upgrade to v2 builds.
* **28.09.19:** - Update project logo.
* **21.09.19:** - Add development builds/tag.
* **09.07.19:** - Add optional sudo access.
* **01.07.19:** - Add nano.
* **24.06.19:** - Initial Release.