Installing Coder on Debian Latest

Coder is an open-source project that allows you to code remotely on a server using your web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Coder on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Debian Latest server
• A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Node.js

Coder requires Node.js to run. You can install the latest version of Node.js by running the following commands:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

You can verify the installation by running the following command:

node -v

Step 2: Install Docker

Coder runs in a Docker container, so you need to install Docker on your system. You can install Docker by running the following commands:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release -y

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg

echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list >/dev/null

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io -y

You can verify the installation by running the following command:

docker --version

Step 3: Install Coder

Now that you have installed the prerequisites, you can proceed to install Coder. You can install Coder by running the following commands:

sudo mkdir -p /opt/coder
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/coder

git clone https://github.com/cdr/code-server.git /opt/coder

cd /opt/coder

npm install -g yarn

yarn install

yarn vscode

Step 4: Start Coder

Once the installation is complete, you can start Coder by running the following command:

yarn run code-server

You can access Coder by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:

http://server_IP:8080

Replace server_IP with the IP address of your server.

You will be prompted to log in with a password. You can set the password by running the following command:

yarn code-server password

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coder on Debian Latest. You can now code remotely on your server using your web browser.

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