Setting up a Coder deployment

For day-zero Coder users, we recommend following this guide to set up a local Coder deployment from our open source repository.

We’ll use Docker to manage the compute for a slim deployment to experiment with workspaces and templates.

Docker is not necessary for every Coder deployment and is only used here for simplicity.

Install Coder daemon

First, install Docker locally.

If you already have the Coder binary installed, restart it after installing Docker.

Linux/macOS

Our install script is the fastest way to install Coder on Linux/macOS:

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

Windows

If you plan to use the built-in PostgreSQL database, ensure that the Visual C++ Runtime is installed.

You can use the winget package manager to install Coder:

winget install Coder.Coder

Start the server

To start or restart the Coder deployment, use the following command:

coder server

The output will provide you with an access URL to create your first administrator account.

Once you’ve signed in, you’ll be brought to an empty workspaces page, which we’ll soon populate with your first development environments.

Next steps

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