WIwilliamstein·Dec 5, 2025
Instead you can use https://github.com/coder/code-server, which is really vscode running in your browser. You then get all extensions, etc.
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Hosted vs code server is what I used to use: https://github.com/coder/code-server They've added support in blink as well which is my favorite iOS purchase for productivity on…
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- gitpod-io/openvscode-server · linked in 6 of the same discussions
- eclipse-theia/theia · linked in 2 of the same discussions
- microsoft/vscode · linked in 2 of the same discussions
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| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 35 | 9 | 26 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 41 | 6 | 35 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 36 | 2 | 34 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
9 sourcesI tend to use https://github.com/coder/code-server#code-server for my remote development needs.
In Show HN: Term.everything – Run any GUI app in the terminalJust VSCode, or more specifically, code-server (https://github.com/coder/code-server)
In Font Comparison: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono vs. JetBrains Mono and Fira CodeBut hasn't Coder.com[0] built a business around exactly that?
[0] https://github.com/coder/code-server
In OpenVSX, which VSCode forks rely on for extensions, down for 24 hoursBy "VSCode" here you mean something like a HTTP API for file read/write[0] that can be used from VSCode, I think? VSCode also can be made into a web app[1], but I don't see that happening here.
[0]: https://github.com/pomdtr/smallweb-vscode/blob/main/extensio...
[1]: https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server https://github.com/coder/code-server etc
In Thinkserver: My web-based coding environmentThere’s also code-server by Coder, which you can just run on your own server and open in browser directly. It’s also open source (most tunneling features in VSCode aren’t). https://github.com/coder/code-server
There’s a one-click setup for it in Lunni, a Docker dashboard I’ve been working on (shameless plug): https://lunni.dev/
In Thinkserver: My web-based coding environmentHow would you compare the three options,
- https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server
- https://github.com/coder/code-server
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia
I'm not sure if I'm reading it right, but the contributor graph looks like it's only 1-2 people working on each of the projects.
In VSCode’s SSH agent is bananasI'd guess that there was a mixup:
https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server
For what it's worth, we have been using code-server instead in prod (prod being internal) for over a year now.
https://github.com/coder/code-server
https://coder.com/docs/code-server/FAQ#whats-the-difference-...
In VSCode’s SSH agent is bananasI don't think you can do anything serious locally.
IMO, the best option is hosting a VS Code server [0] on a linux box and using Tailscale to connect to it via the browser. At that point you have a real compute environment and a pretty usable IDE.
But the screen and keyboard were too small so I gave it up.
[0] https://github.com/coder/code-server
In Ask HN: Coding on an iPad?