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Coder with Docker has the following advantages:

  • Simple installation (everything is on a single box)
  • Workspace images are easily configured
  • Workspaces share resources for burst operations

Requirements

  • A single macOS or Linux box
  • A running Docker daemon

Instructions

  1. Run Coder with Docker.

    export CODER_DATA=$HOME/.config/coderv2-docker export DOCKER_GROUP=$(getent group docker | cut -d: -f3) mkdir -p $CODER_DATA docker run --rm -it \ -v $CODER_DATA:/home/coder/.config \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \ --group-add $DOCKER_GROUP \ ghcr.io/coder/coder:latest

    This will use Coder's tunnel and built-in database. See our Docker documentation for other configuration options such as running on localhost, using docker-compose, and external PostgreSQL.

  2. In new terminal, install Coder in order to connect to your deployment through the CLI.

    curl -L https://coder.com/install.sh | sh

  3. Run coder login <access url> and follow the interactive instructions to create your user.

  4. Pull the "Docker" example template using the interactive coder templates init:

    coder templates init cd docker

  5. Push up the template with coder templates create

  6. Open the dashboard in your browser to create your first workspace:

    login

    Then navigate to Templates > docker > Create workspace

    create-workspace

    Now wait a few moments for the workspace to build... After the first build, the image is cached and subsequent builds will take a few seconds.

  7. Your workspace is ready to go!

    ides

    Open up a web application or SSH in.

  8. If you want to modify the Docker image or template, edit the files in the previously created ./docker directory, then run coder templates push.

Troubleshooting

Docker-based workspace is stuck in "Connecting..."

Ensure you have an externally-reachable CODER_ACCESS_URL set. See troubleshooting templates for more steps.

Permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket

See Docker's official documentation to Manage Docker as a non-root user.

Next Steps