How to Install Code Server on NetBSD

Code Server is a powerful server-based development environment for all your coding needs. It is an open-source, cloud-based development environment that enables you to develop and debug your code from anywhere, using any device. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Code Server on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure that you have the following:

• A NetBSD server with root access
• Basic knowledge of the terminal
• A text editor

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, you need to install some packages required by Code Server. These packages include Node.js and Git.

To install Node.js and Git on NetBSD, run the following commands:

pkgin update
pkgin install nodejs git

Step 2: Clone the Code Server Repository

After installing the required packages, clone the Code Server repository from GitHub using the following command:

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

Step 3: Build Code Server

In this step, we will build the Code Server.

cd code-server
npm install -g yalc
yalc add ../vscode/builtInExtensions/vscode-api
npm run update:test
npm run prepare
λ tests/npm/test-all.sh
npm run github-release
npm run watch:pretest
npm run extensions
npm run watch

Step 4: Test Code-Server

Once the build is complete, test Code Server by running the following command:

code-server

This command will start the Code Server, and you should see output similar to the following:

[2021-05-25T10:43:29.389Z] [warning] You are using a pre-release version of code-server.
[2021-05-25T10:43:29.389Z] [info] Version 8dfc6b22afe43d0ce6b0e05b74658d656761d0de (main)
[2021-05-25T10:43:29.389Z] [info] Using user-data-dir ~/.local/share/code-server
[2021-05-25T10:43:29.391Z] [info] Using config file ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
[2021-05-25T10:43:29.391Z] [info] HTTP server listening on http://127.0.0.1:8080/

Step 5: Access Code Server

Finally, access Code Server from your web browser by opening http://your_server_ip:8080.

You should see the Code Server login page. Enter your password to log in, and you should see the Code Server dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Code Server on NetBSD. With Code Server, you can develop and debug code from anywhere, using any device. Code Server is a great tool for developers who need to collaborate and code from remote locations.

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