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code-server is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Developer Tools category, licensed MIT and written mainly in TypeScript. It ships a Docker image. It has 79,706 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/coder/code-server

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
79,706
Forks
6,899
Open issues
146
Commits, last 12 months
329
Last commit
Oct 23, 2026
Latest release
v4.143.1Oct 23, 2026
Created
Feb 27, 2019
License
MITOpen source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 329 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 23, 2026
Commits, last 12 months329
Latest releasev4.143.1 (Oct 23, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time263
Open issues146
Open pull requests14
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedFeb 27, 2019

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About code-server

VS Code in the browser, hosted on a remote server.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/coder/code-server.

Topics

  • vscode
  • vscode-remote
  • ide
  • remote-work
  • development-environment
  • dev-tools
  • browser-ide

Repository preview

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FAQ

code-server FAQ

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Is code-server free and open source?

Yes. code-server is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run code-server with Docker?

Yes. code-server provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to code-server?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to code-server include OpenHands, Sentry Self-Hosted and PostHog.

Is code-server actively maintained?

The most recent commit to code-server was on Oct 23, 2026 with 329 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v4.143.1, published Oct 23, 2026. It had 146 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.