This tutorial shows you how to deploy code-server to a single node running on Google Cloud.
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
Pre-requisite: Please set up Google Cloud SDK on your local machine
- Open your Google Cloud console to create a new VM instance and click Create Instance
- Choose an appropriate machine type (we recommend 2 vCPU and 7.5 GB RAM, more depending on team size and number of repositories/languages enabled)
- Choose Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as your boot disk
- Check the boxes for Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic in the Firewall section
- Create your VM, and take note of it's public IP address.
- Copy the link to download the latest Linux binary from our releases page
- SSH into your Google Cloud VM
gcloud compute ssh --zone [region] [instance name]
- Download the binary using the link we copied to clipboard
wget https://github.com/codercom/code-server/releases/download/0.1.4/code-server-linux
- Make the binary executable if you run into any errors regarding permission:
chmod +x code-server-linux
To ensure the connection between you and your server is encrypted view our guide on securing your setup
- Start the code-server
sudo ./code-server-linux -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
- Access code-server from the public IP of your Google Cloud instance we noted earlier in your browser.
example: 32.32.32.234
- 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.