GitHub Codespaces

Create a codespace to start developing in a secure, configurable, and dedicated development environment that works how and where you want it to.

Quickstart Overview

Guides

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About billing for Codespaces→

View pricing and see how to manage Codespaces billing for your organization.

Enabling Codespaces for your organization→

You can control which users in your organization can use Codespaces.

Introduction to dev containers→

You can use a devcontainer.json file to define a Codespaces environment for your repository.

Managing repository access for your organization's codespaces→

You can manage the repositories in your organization that Codespaces can access.

Codespaces lifecycle→

You can develop in a Codespaces environment and maintain your data throughout the entire codespace lifecycle.

Set up your project

Setting up your Node.js project for Codespaces→

Setting up your Python project for Codespaces→

Setting up your Java project for Codespaces→

Setting up your C# (.NET) project for Codespaces→

Code examples

Node.js sample project

Try a Node.js project with a custom dev container

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Python sample project

Try a Python project with a custom dev container

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Java sample project

Try a Java project with a custom dev container

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Go sample project

Try a Go project with a custom dev container

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Rust sample project

Try a Rust project with a custom dev container

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PHP sample project

Try a PHP project with a custom dev container

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Guides

Deep dive into Codespaces

Understand how Codespaces works.

Creating a codespace

You can create a codespace for a branch in a repository to develop online.

Using Codespaces in Visual Studio Code

You can develop in your codespace directly in Visual Studio Code by connecting the GitHub Codespaces extension with your account on GitHub.

Personalizing Codespaces for your account

You can personalize Codespaces by using a dotfiles repository on GitHub or by using Settings Sync.

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Guides

About billing for Codespaces→

Enabling Codespaces for your organization→

Introduction to dev containers→

Managing repository access for your organization's codespaces→

Codespaces lifecycle→

Set up your project

Setting up your Node.js project for Codespaces→

Setting up your Python project for Codespaces→

Setting up your Java project for Codespaces→

Setting up your C# (.NET) project for Codespaces→

Node.js sample project

Python sample project

Java sample project

Go sample project

Rust sample project

PHP sample project

Deep dive into Codespaces

Creating a codespace

Using Codespaces in Visual Studio Code

Personalizing Codespaces for your account

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