code-server

A small Docker image for running code-server. It is based on Debian and includes Git, curl, sudo, fixuid, and dumb-init.

The published image currently targets AMD64.

Usage

docker run --rm \
  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
  -v "$PWD:/home/coder/project" \
  ghcr.io/luzifer-docker/code-server:latest \
  --auth none \
  --bind-addr 0.0.0.0:8080 \
  /home/coder/project

Open http://localhost:8080 in a browser.

The default command already uses port 8080, disables authentication, and opens /home/coder. Arguments supplied after the image name replace that command and are passed directly to code-server.

Warning

Authentication is disabled by default. Bind the port to localhost as shown above, place the container behind an authenticated reverse proxy, or start code-server with suitable authentication settings. Do not expose the default configuration directly to the internet.

User and permissions

The container runs as coder with UID and GID 1000. fixuid adjusts that account when the container is started with another numeric user and group:

docker run --rm \
  --user "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
  -v "$PWD:/home/coder/project" \
  ghcr.io/luzifer-docker/code-server:latest

Set DOCKER_USER to rename the in-container user while retaining /home/coder as its home directory.

Building

docker build --tag code-server .

The code-server and dumb-init versions can be overridden at build time:

docker build \
  --build-arg CODE_SERVER_VERSION=4.129.0 \
  --build-arg DUMB_INIT_VERSION=1.2.5 \
  --tag code-server .

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.