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.
This article walks you through the user roles available in Coder and creating and managing users.
User roles
Coder offers three user roles:
Admin: Has full access to the Coder system, including all workspaces, users, organizations, and templates
Member: Has limited access to Coder; can create workspaces using the templates and resources they have access to
Auditor: Has the same access rights as a member, as well as access to
audit logs
Create a user
To create a user with the web UI:
Log in as an admin.
Go to Users > New user.
In the window that opens, provide the username, email, and
password for the user (they can opt to change their password after their
initial login).
Click Submit to create the user.
The new user will appear in the Users list. Use the toggle to change their
Roles if desired.
To create a user via the Coder CLI, run:
coder users create
When prompted, provide the username and email for the new user.
You'll receive a response that includes the following; share the instructions
with the user so that they can log into Coder:
Download the Coder command line for your operating system:
https://github.com/coder/coder/releases
Run coder login https://<accessURL>.coder.app to authenticate.
Your email is: [email protected]
Your password is: <redacted>
Create a workspace coder create !
Suspend a user
Admins can suspend a user, removing the user's access to Coder.
To suspend a user via the web UI:
Go to Users.
Find the user you want to suspend, click the vertical ellipsis to the right,
and click Suspend.
In the confirmation dialog, click Suspend.
To suspend a user via the CLI, run:
coder users suspend <username|user_id>
Confirm the user suspension by typing yes and pressing enter.
Activate a suspended user
Admins can activate a suspended user, restoring their access to Coder.
To activate a user via the web UI:
Go to Users.
Find the user you want to activate, click the vertical ellipsis to the right,
and click Activate.
In the confirmation dialog, click Activate.
To activate a user via the CLI, run:
coder users activate <username|user_id>
Confirm the user activation by typing yes and pressing enter.
Reset a password
To reset a user's via the web UI:
Go to Users.
Find the user whose password you want to reset, click the vertical ellipsis to the right,
and select Reset password.
Coder displays a temporary password that you can send to the user; copy the
password and click Reset password.
Coder will prompt the user to change their temporary password immediately after logging in.
You can also reset a password via the CLI:
# run `coder reset-password <username> --help` for usage instructions
coder reset-password <username>
