Self-Hosted Cloud Development Environments and AI Agents

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Coder is a self-hosted platform for cloud development environments and AI coding agents. Workspaces are defined with Terraform, connected through a secure Wireguard® tunnel, and automatically shut down when not used. Coder Agents runs a native AI coding agent whose loop executes in the control plane on your infrastructure, with no API keys in workspaces.

• Define cloud development environments in Terraform
  • EC2 VMs, Kubernetes Pods, Docker Containers, etc.
• Automatically shutdown idle resources to save on costs
• Onboard developers in seconds instead of days
• Delegate coding work to AI agents on your infrastructure
  • Bring any model (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Bedrock, self-hosted)
  • No LLM credentials in workspaces, user identity on every action
  • Centralized model governance, cost tracking, and audit logging

Check out our install guides for other methods and a complete tutorial.

Try Coder with the install script on Linux and macOS, or grab the latest binary or installer from GitHub Releases on Windows:

curl -L https://coder.com/install.sh | sh

Start the server and open http://localhost:3000 to create your initial user, create a Docker template, and provision your first workspace:

coder server

For a production deployment, add a PostgreSQL database (version 13 or later) and an external access URL, and see our validated architectures for sizing and infrastructure guidance:

coder server --postgres-url <url> --access-url <url>

Without these flags, Coder uses a built-in database and sets up a *.try.coder.app access URL for evaluation. Use coder --help for the full list of flags and environment variables.

Browse the documentation or visit a specific section below:

• Workspaces: Workspaces contain the IDEs, dependencies, and configuration information needed for software development
• Templates: Templates are written in Terraform and describe the infrastructure for workspaces
• Coder Agents: Delegate coding work to AI agents running on your self-hosted infrastructure
• AI Gateway: Centralize authentication, auditing, and cost controls for AI tooling
• Administration: Learn how to operate Coder
• Premium: Learn about paid features built for large teams
• IDEs: Connect your existing editor to a workspace

Open an issue for bugs and feature requests.

For community support, showcasing what you built, and feedback on in-progress features, join our Discord or GitHub Discussions.

Dedicated support is included in Coder Premium. For more information, visit coder.com/pricing.

New integrations are always in progress. Open an issue to request one. Contributions are welcome in any official or community repository.

• Coder Registry: Templates, modules, and integrations for common development environments
• Coding Agents: Run agents like Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode isolated in Coder workspaces
• coderd Terraform Provider: Declaratively manage your Coder deployment configuration as code
• VS Code Extension: Open any Coder workspace in VS Code with a single click
• JetBrains Toolbox Plugin: Open any Coder workspace from JetBrains Toolbox with a single click
• Dev Containers: Build development environments using devcontainer.json on Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
• Kubernetes Log Stream: Stream Kubernetes Pod events to the Coder startup logs
• Self-Hosted VS Code Extension Marketplace: A private extension marketplace that works in restricted or airgapped networks integrating with code-server.
• GitHub Actions: An action to set up the Coder CLI in GitHub workflows

• Coder Discord: Chat with the community, get support, and hear about new product updates first
• Community Templates: Communi