This tutorial shows you how to deploy code-server
to a single node running on DigitalOcean.
If you're just starting out, we recommend installing code-server locally. It takes only a few minutes and lets you try out all of the features. You can also try out the IDE on a container hosted by Coder
Open your DigitalOcean dashboard to create a new droplet
- Choose an image - Select the Distributions tab and then choose Ubuntu
- Choose a size - We recommend at least 4GB RAM and 2 CPU, more depending on team size and number of repositories/languages enabled.
- Launch your instance
- Open a terminal on your computer and SSH into your instance
example: ssh root@203.0.113.0
- Once in the SSH session, visit code-server releases page and copy the link to the download for the latest linux release
- Find the latest Linux release from this URL:
https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/latest
- Replace {version} in the following command with the version found on the releases page and run it (or just copy the download URL from the releases page):
wget https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/{version}/code-server-{version}-linux-x64.tar.gz
- Extract the downloaded tar.gz file with this command, for example:
tar -xvzf code-server-{version}-linux-x64.tar.gz
- Navigate to extracted directory with this command:
cd code-server-{version}-linux-x64
- If you run into any permission errors when attempting to run the binary:
chmod +x code-server
To ensure the connection between you and your server is encrypted view our guide on securing your setup
- Finally start the code-server
sudo ./code-server -p 80
For instructions on how to keep the server running after you end your SSH session please checkout how to use systemd to start linux based services if they are killed
- When you visit the public IP for your Digital Ocean instance, you will be greeted with this page. Code-server is using a self-signed SSL certificate for easy setup. To proceed to the IDE, click "Advanced"
- Then click "proceed anyway"
NOTE: If you get stuck or need help, file an issue, tweet (@coderhq) or email.