Coder powers secure, scalable development across key industries — automotive, finance, government, and technology — enabling faster builds, tighter compliance, and seamless AI adoption in enterprise-grade cloud environments.
You may use CODER_ACCESS_URL=http://localhost:7080 since we're using local
Docker workspaces exclusively. The rest of the guide will assume that this is your
access URL.
coder server -a $CODER_ACCESS_URL
Run coder login http://localhost:7080 in a new terminal and follow the
interactive instructions to create your user.
Pull the example template:
echo "docker" | coder templates init
cd docker
# You should see a `main.tf` file in this directory
Open up main.tf in your preferred editor to edit the images
You can skip this step if you're fine with our default, generic OS images.
Search for the following section in main.tf:
...
variable "docker_image" {
description = "Which Docker image would you like to use for your workspace?"
# The codercom/enterprise-* images are only built for amd64
default = "codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu"
validation {
condition = contains(["codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu", "codercom/enterprise-node:ubuntu",
"codercom/enterprise-intellij:ubuntu", "codercom/enterprise-golang:ubuntu"], var.docker_image)
error_message = "Invalid Docker image!"
}
}
...
And edit the strings in condition = contains([...]) and default = ...
with your preferred images.
Push up the template to Coder with coder templates create
Open the dashboard in your browser (http://localhost:7080) to create your
first workspace:
Then navigate to Templates > docker > 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.
