deploy-code-server

A collection of one-click buttons and scripts for deploying code-server to various cloud hosting platforms. The fastest way to get a code-server environment!

	Name	Type	Lowest-Price Plan	Deploy
	Coder	Anything	Open Source	read the docs
	AWS EC2	VM	Free Tier, 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM	see guide
	DigitalOcean	VM	$5/mo, 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM	see guide
	Vultr	VM	$3.50/mo, 1 CPU, 512 MB RAM	coming soon
	Linode	VM	$5/mo, 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM	see guide
	Railway	Container	Free, Shared CPU, 1 GB RAM	see guide
	Heroku	Container	Free, 1 CPU, 512 MB RAM	see guide
	Azure App Service	Container	Free, 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM	see guide
	Oracle Cloud	Terraform / OCI	Free Tier Support	see guide

code-server on a VM vs. a Container

• VMs are deployed once, and then can be modified to install new software
  • You need to save "snapshots" to use your latest images
  • Storage is always persistent, and you can usually add extra volumes
  • VMs can support many workloads, such as running Docker or Kubernetes clusters
  • Docs for the VM install script
• Deployed containers do not persist, and are often rebuilt
  • Containers can shut down when you are not using them, saving you money
  • All software and dependencies need to be defined in the Dockerfile or install script so they aren't destroyed on a rebuild. This is great if you want to have a new, clean environment every time you code
  • Most app platforms do not support running docker or virtual volume mounts in the container.
  • Storage may not be persistent. You may have to use rclone to store your filesystem on a cloud service. Documented below:
  • Docs for code-server-deploy-container