{ "schema_version": 1, "generated_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z", "canonical_url": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/coder", "slug": "coder", "name": "Coder", "tagline": "Provisions remote development environments for developers and AI agents.", "replaces": { "summary": "Paid cloud development environment services, such as GitHub Codespaces.", "products": [ { "slug": "github-codespaces", "name": "GitHub Codespaces", "vendor": "Microsoft", "url": "https://openlogs.fyi/alternatives/github-codespaces" } ] }, "stack": [ { "kind": "language", "name": "Go" }, { "kind": "database", "name": "PostgreSQL" } ], "deployment_methods": [ "docker_compose" ], "requirements": { "min_ram_mb": null, "min_cpu_cores": null, "source_url": null }, "license": { "spdx": "AGPL-3.0", "class": "osi", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/LICENSE" }, "business_model": { "value": "unknown", "notes": "The README at the pinned commit does not state a business model, so it stays unknown.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/README.md", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, "difficulty": { "value": "medium", "reason": "2 services (1 database or broker: postgres), 3 volume mounts, 1 env value to set, host access: docker_socket. Heuristic score 5 of 11: medium." }, "repository": { "owner": "coder", "name": "coder", "url": "https://github.com/coder/coder" }, "compose_check": { "status": "config_ok", "validated_at": "2026-10-22", "summary": "config_ok on 2026-10-22" }, "recipe": { "version": 1, "source_path": "compose.yaml", "source_repo": "coder/coder", "source_commit_sha": "04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5", "source_kind": "app_repo", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml" }, "install_steps": [ { "order": 1, "kind": "prerequisite", "language": "text", "label": "Docker with the Compose plugin", "body": "A host with Docker and the Docker Compose plugin. This entry runs from a compose file.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "validation_status": "unvalidated" }, { "order": 2, "kind": "compose", "language": "yaml", "label": "Save the compose file as compose.yaml", "body": "services:\n coder:\n # This MUST be stable for our documentation and\n # other automations.\n image: ${CODER_REPO:-ghcr.io/coder/coder}:${CODER_VERSION:-latest}\n ports:\n - \"7080:7080\"\n environment:\n CODER_PG_CONNECTION_URL: \"postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-username}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-password}@database/${POSTGRES_DB:-coder}?sslmode=disable\"\n CODER_HTTP_ADDRESS: \"0.0.0.0:7080\"\n # You'll need to set CODER_ACCESS_URL to an IP or domain\n # that workspaces can reach. This cannot be localhost\n # or 127.0.0.1 for non-Docker templates!\n CODER_ACCESS_URL: \"${CODER_ACCESS_URL}\"\n # If the coder user does not have write permissions on\n # the docker socket, you can uncomment the following\n # lines and set the group ID to one that has write\n # permissions on the docker socket.\n #group_add:\n # - \"998\" # docker group on host\n volumes:\n - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock\n # Run \"docker volume rm coder_coder_home\" to reset the dev tunnel url (https://abc.xyz.try.coder.app).\n # This volume is not required in a production environment - you may safely remove it.\n # Coder can recreate all the files it needs on restart.\n - coder_home:/home/coder\n depends_on:\n database:\n condition: service_healthy\n database:\n # Minimum supported version is 13.\n # More versions here: https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres\n image: \"postgres:17\"\n # Uncomment the next two lines to allow connections to the database from outside the server.\n #ports:\n # - \"5432:5432\"\n environment:\n POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-username} # The PostgreSQL user (useful to connect to the database)\n POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-password} # The PostgreSQL password (useful to connect to the database)\n POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-coder} # The PostgreSQL default database (automatically created at first launch)\n volumes:\n - coder_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data # Use \"docker volume rm coder_coder_data\" to reset Coder\n healthcheck:\n test:\n [\n \"CMD-SHELL\",\n \"pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER:-username} -d ${POSTGRES_DB:-coder}\",\n ]\n interval: 5s\n timeout: 5s\n retries: 5\nvolumes:\n coder_data:\n coder_home:\n", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "validation_status": "config_ok" }, { "order": 3, "kind": "env", "language": "text", "label": "Set the values the compose file needs", "body": "These variables have no default in the compose file: CODER_ACCESS_URL. Compose reads them from the shell or from a .env file next to the compose file. Replace the placeholder values listed under Gotchas.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "validation_status": "unvalidated" }, { "order": 4, "kind": "shell", "language": "bash", "label": "Start it", "body": "docker compose up -d", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "validation_status": "unvalidated" }, { "order": 5, "kind": "verify", "language": "text", "label": "Open the app", "body": "Open http://localhost:7080. The compose file publishes host port 7080 for the coder service.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "validation_status": "unvalidated" } ], "notes": [ { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "Some images use the latest tag or no tag", "body": "Images without a pinned version: coder: ${CODER_REPO:-ghcr.io/coder/coder}:${CODER_VERSION:-latest}. A later pull can get a different version.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "The compose file has placeholder values", "body": "Placeholder values: CODER_PG_CONNECTION_URL is \"password\" (coder), POSTGRES_PASSWORD is \"password\" (database).", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "The compose file publishes host ports", "body": "Host ports: 7080 (coder). A port without a host address listens on all host network interfaces.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "Some services get elevated host access", "body": "coder mounts the Docker socket, which gives it control of Docker on the host.", "source_url": "https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/04d7d4da9c868e3f1b6ff05ff68517d322ffd8d5/compose.yaml", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" } ], "signals": { "captured_at": "2026-10-22", "stars": 17136, "forks": 1637, "open_issues": 1228, "last_push": "2026-10-22", "days_since_push": 0, "latest_release": "v2.37.5", "latest_release_date": "2026-10-19", "days_since_release": 2 }, "links": { "html": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/coder", "markdown": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/coder.md", "json": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/coder.json" }, "updated_at": "2026-10-22" }