# VS Code-Server Cloud IDE Platform on CentOS 7

By

Charl Cronje

There are two east ways to run code-server

1. Install Linux Script and run it as a service
2. Docker Compose via Portainer

The easiest way to install code-server is to use the install script for Linux

The install.sh does work and it is probably the simplest way of getting code server to run, but I want to try and keep everything I do and use inside the /var/www folder and sin sub-folders. So Use either method 1 or 2 to install code server

So I wil be using the NPM installed method

sudo yum groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
sudo yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools # unnecessary on CentOS 7
sudo yum install -y python2
npm config set python python2

yarn global add code-server
# Or: npm install -g code-server
code-server
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

The easiest way to install code-server is to use our install script for Linux, macOS and FreeBSD. The install script attempts to use the system package manager if possible.

You can preview what occurs during the install process:

curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --dry-run
``

To install, run:

```shell
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh

You can modify the installation process by including one or more of the following flags:

--dry-run: echo the commands for the install process without running them. --method: choose the installation method. --method=detect: detect the package manager but fallback to --method=standalone. --method=standalone: install a standalone release archive into ~/.local. --prefix=/usr/local: install a standalone release archive system-wide. --version=X.X.X: install version X.X.X instead of latest version. --help: see usage docs. When done, the install script prints out instructions for running and starting code-server.

If you're concerned about the install script's use of curl | sh and the security implications, please see this blog post by sandstorm.io.

If you prefer to install code-server manually, despite the detection references and --dry-run feature, then continue on for information on how to do this. The install.sh script runs the exact same commands presented in the rest of this document.

For Debian and Ubuntu, code-server will install the latest deb package.

For Fedora, CentOS, RHEL and openSUSE, code-server will install the latest RPM package.

For Arch Linux, code-server will install the AUR package.

For any unrecognized Linux operating system, code-server will install the latest standalone release into ~/.local.

Ensure that you add ~/.local/bin to your $PATH to run code-server. For macOS, code-server will install the Homebrew package (if you don't have Homebrew installed, code-server will install the latest standalone release into ~/.local).

Ensure that you add ~/.local/bin to your $PATH to run code-server. For FreeBSD, code-server will install the npm package with yarn or npm.

If you're installing code-server onto architecture with no releases, code-server will install the npm package with yarn or npm

The npm package builds the native modules on post-install.

It is recommended installing with yarn or npm when:

You aren't using a machine with amd64 or arm64. You are installing code-server on Windows You're on Linux with glibc < v2.17, glibcxx < v3.4.18 on amd64, glibc < v2.23, or glibcxx < v3.4.21 on arm64. You're running Alpine Linux or are using a non-glibc libc. See #1430 for more information. Installing code-server with yarn or npm builds native modules on install.

This process requires C dependencies; see our guide on [installing with yarn and npm]./npm.md for more information.

The only requirement to use the standalone release is glibc >= 2.17 and glibcxx >= v3.4.18 on Linux (for macOS, there is no minimum system requirement).

Download the latest release archive for your system from GitHub. Unpack the release.

Run code-server by executing ./bin/code-server.

You can add ./bin/code-server to your $PATH so that you can execute code-server without providing full path each time.

Here is a sample script for installing and using a standalone code-server release on Linux:

mkdir -p ~/.local/lib ~/.local/bin
curl -fL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v$VERSION/code-server-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz \
  | tar -C ~/.local/lib -xz
mv ~/.local/lib/code-server-$VERSION-linux-amd64 ~/.local/lib/code-server-$VERSION
ln -s ~/.local/lib/code-server-$VERSION/bin/code-server ~/.local/bin/code-server
PATH="~/.local/bin:$PATH"
code-server
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

The standalone arm64 .deb does not support Ubuntu 16.04 or earlier. Please upgrade or build with yarn.

curl -fOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v$VERSION/code-server_$VERSION_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i code-server_$VERSION_amd64.deb
sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

The standalone arm64 .rpm does not support CentOS 7. Please upgrade or build with yarn.

curl -fOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v$VERSION/code-server-$VERSION-amd64.rpm
sudo rpm -i code-server-$VERSION-amd64.rpm
sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

# Install code-server from the AUR using yay.
yay -S code-server
sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/code-server.git
cd code-server
makepkg -si
sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

brew install code-server
brew services start code-server
# Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml

# This will start a code-server container and expose it at http://127.0.0.1:8080.
# It will also mount your current directory into the container as `/home/coder/project`
# and forward your UID/GID so that all file system operations occur as your user outside
# the container.
#
# Your $HOME/.config is mounted at $HOME/.config within the container to ensure you can
# easily access/modify your code-server config in $HOME/.config/code-server/config.json
# outside the container.
mkdir -p ~/.config
docker run -it --name code-server -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
  -v "$HOME/.config:/home/coder/.config" \
  -v "$PWD:/home/coder/project" \
  -u "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
  -e "DOCKER_USER=$USER" \
  codercom/code-server:latest

You can install code-server using the Helm package manager.

We currently do not publish Windows releases. We recommend installing code-server onto Windows with yarn or npm.

Note: You will also need to build cdr/cloud-agent manually if you would like to use code-server --link on Windows.

It is recommended installing code-server onto Raspberry Pi with yarn or npm.

code-server can be completely uninstalled by removing the application directory, and your user configuration directory.

To delete settings and data:

rm -rf ~/.local/share/code-server ~/.config/code-server
install.sh

If you installed with the install script, by default code-server will be in ~/.local/lib/code-server-<version> and you can remove it with rm -rf. e.g.

rm -rf ~/.local/lib/code-server-*

To remove the code-server homebrew package, run:

brew remove code-server

brew uninstall code-server

To remove the code-server global module, run:

yarn global remove code-server

or

npm uninstall -g code-server

To uninstall, run:

sudo apt remove code-server