Simple template for code-server

[asalimih]

Hello,
I'm new in this field. so forgive me if I'm misunderstanding.
I wanted to provide a web based IDE for multiple developers on a remote server. so that each user could log in to the server and open his own instance of the IDE. from what I read in the docs coder could provide this solution for me.
I followed the documentation instructions and now I have a workspace running from the following template:

terraform {
  required_providers {
    coder = {
      source = "coder/coder"
    }
  }
}

# This example does not provision any resources. Use this
# template as a starting point for writing custom templates
# using any Terraform resource/provider.
#
# See: https://coder.com/docs/coder-oss/latest/templates

data "coder_workspace" "me" {
}

resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
  os             = "linux"
  arch           = "amd64"
  dir            = "/workspace"
  startup_script = <<EOF
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh
code-server --auth none --port 13337
EOF
}

resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
  agent_id          = coder_agent.dev.id
  name              = "VS Code"
  icon              = "${data.coder_workspace.me.access_url}/icons/vscode.svg"
  url               = "http://localhost:13337"
  relative_path     = true
}

resource "coder_app" "vim" {
  agent_id = coder_agent.dev.id
  name     = "Vim"
  icon     = "${data.coder_workspace.me.access_url}/icons/vim.svg"
  command  = "vim"
}

However when I open the workspace in the web UI. there is no button for the IDE. it seems that no agent is running. am I doing anything wrong?
Also I tried the docker-code-server template too. in that case there was an agent named main but again no IDE or Terminal button.

[matifali]

I suggest you post in discord.

[mohammedyusha]

Hello, I'm new in this field. so forgive me if I'm misunderstanding. I wanted to provide a web based IDE for multiple developers on a remote server. so that each user could log in to the server and open his own instance of the IDE. from what I read in the docs coder could provide this solution for me. I followed the documentation instructions and now I have a workspace running from the following template:

terraform {
  required_providers {
    coder = {
      source = "coder/coder"
    }
  }
}

# This example does not provision any resources. Use this
# template as a starting point for writing custom templates
# using any Terraform resource/provider.
#
# See: https://coder.com/docs/coder-oss/latest/templates

data "coder_workspace" "me" {
}

resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
  os             = "linux"
  arch           = "amd64"
  dir            = "/workspace"
  startup_script = <<EOF
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh
code-server --auth none --port 13337
EOF
}

resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
  agent_id          = coder_agent.dev.id
  name              = "VS Code"
  icon              = "${data.coder_workspace.me.access_url}/icons/vscode.svg"
  url               = "http://localhost:13337"
  relative_path     = true
}

resource "coder_app" "vim" {
  agent_id = coder_agent.dev.id
  name     = "Vim"
  icon     = "${data.coder_workspace.me.access_url}/icons/vim.svg"
  command  = "vim"
}

However when I open the workspace in the web UI. there is no button for the IDE. it seems that no agent is running. am I doing anything wrong? Also I tried the docker-code-server template too. in that case there was an agent named main but again no IDE or Terminal button.

Did you got the solution ? I am also looking for the same.

[matifali]

https://github.com/coder/coder/tree/main/examples/templates/docker-code-server

[matifali]

Using only coder provider will not create a workspace. You need to create a vm/container to run your code-server on.
If you want to use docker then check this template.
https://github.com/coder/coder/tree/main/examples/templates/docker-code-server

[mohammedyusha]

Can I run the code-server on AWS EC2? Actually, I deployed coder on AWS EC2.

[matifali]

Can I run the code-server on AWS EC2? Actually, I deployed coder on AWS EC2.

Yes, you should be able to.

Otherwise, there is a an aws template that creates an instance for you and does everything.
https://github.com/coder/coder/tree/main/examples/templates/aws-linux

[mohammedyusha]

I tried to create an aws template. While doing that, I got an error.