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Feb 7 20221 min read

# Automate developer onboarding with Coder

[Ben Potter](https://coder.com/blog/author/bpmct)

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## Why you should automate developer onboarding

It happens too often. A new software engineer joins the team eager to get started. Then they end up waiting days to get the proper hardware, access keys, and instructions for setting up the development environment that they need.

And it doesn’t necessarily end there. The getting started documentation is often outdated or lacking. Setup scripts can be flaky and hard to troubleshoot.

It’s frustrating for engineers _and_ their managers.

There’s a better way to onboard engineers: **remote, preconfigured workspaces.**

With preconfigured workspaces, changes to the tech stack are self-documenting, similar to the _infrastructure as code_ padadigm.

## Onboarding with Coder

### How it works

Coder helps developers self-serve workspaces, hosted on your organization’s infrastructure. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.

![Launching a Coder workspace template from a git repository](https://www.datocms-assets.com/19109/1644251289-ezgif-com-gif-maker-10.gif)
Launching a Coder workspace template from a git repository

### Features

- Develop on any device with the web browser, or use desktop IDEs
- Pre-install languages, IDEs, web apps, and VS Code extensions in [workspaces](https://coder.com/blog/whats-in-a-coder-workspace)
- Manage groups of users and images in "Organizations"

### Use cases

**For new engineers:** a workspace spins up in minutes with all of the required software, including a [variety of IDEs](https://coder.com/docs/coder/latest/workspaces/editors) to connect from. One less thing to worry about at a new job! [(example)](https://coder.com/blog/new-developers-make-their-first-commit-on-day-1-thanks-to-coder)

**For engineering leaders:** development environments [stay in sync](https://coder.com/blog/what-is-configuration-drift) for your team and codebase, eliminating troubleshooting time and rigid onboarding docs.

**For DevOps teams:** workspaces are defined via container images, allowing developers to self-serve infrastructure in a secure and repeatable way. Leverage your build pipeline and security scanning to make new software a pull request away!

## Next steps

Like what you see [try Coder](https://coder.com/trial) for free (self-host with Docker or Kubernetes).

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