Run code-server in Windows

[im-coder-lg]

Can I run this in Windows? Like, I don't have a Mac or a Linux distro and I don't wanna pressurise my Android device. Can I run this in Windows's CLI? Because, I want to have VS Code on the cloud, so I can edit it in any of my devices, that's why.

[bpmct]

@fearthecowboy made a pretty awesome WSL tutorial for code-server which makes it possible to run in Windows: https://fearthecowboy.com/tutorial/2020/09/17/Code-Serrver-On-WSL.html

You can also run code-server on a remote linux machine/container and then access it from any web browser. We have some scripts and guides on https://github.com/cdr/deploy-code-server

[im-coder-lg]

I learnt how to do it, I will use Ubuntu method

[im-coder-lg]

I can use WSL for this also?

[im-coder-lg]

Like an alternative?

[nooobcoder]

WSL stands for Windows Subsystem for Linux, it runs an amateur version of Ubuntu under the hood. I have never used it, but afterall it is a linux VM, so you can use it to run code-server.

@coder-lg Follow along this video to just get started with code-server (thanks to @bpmct )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AATs7M4pZ9E

Let me tell you, this would not provide you a stable dev environment, until you get your head around with rclone and set up your needed dependencies at once in the docker file. Everytime dockerfile is modified, a new environment is re-deployed

But, hey you can try it once to get a taste of it. You can ofcourse contact back if you need to advance with the configuration and know more about deploying code-server with docker.

Thank You

[im-coder-lg]

Thanks a lot! I am now able to access the code-server with Railway.app!