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Features

Secure development
made simple

GitHub Codespaces gets you up and coding faster with fully configured, secure cloud development environments native to GitHub.

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Dev environments that just work

Secure by design

Created with security in mind, Codespaces provides a secure development environment through its built-in capabilities and native integration with the GitHub platform.

Isolated environments

Access administration

Cost control

Collaborate
where you code

Codespaces provides a shared development environment and removes the need for complex setups.

Visual Studio Code

A home away from home for your code

Start coding instantly from anywhere in the world. Switching projects? Grab a new machine from the cloud that’s preconfigured for that project. Your settings travel with you.

CPUs up to

32 cores

Memory up to

64 GB

Spin up in

<10 sec

Your space, your way

Tabs or spaces? Monokai or Solarized? Prettier or Beautify? It’s up to you. Control every nerdy detail only you care about with your own dotfiles repository.

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IntelliCode

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ES Lint

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Prettier

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Live Server

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Live Share

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Docker

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GitLens

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Debugger for Java

Browser preview and port forwarding

Preview your changes and get feedback from teammates by sharing ports within the scope allowed by policy.

Review port forwarding docs

Onboard faster

Quickly spin up a codespace with only an IDE or browser and a GitHub account. With a few configuration files, you can give your developers an instant, fully configured, and secure development environment so they can start coding immediately.

codespace name: mn-webgl-sandbox
git branch name: webgl-changes 0 changes behind 6 changes ahead
Codespace created by mnmxmx User mnmxmx avatar Active
codespace name: ui refactoring
git branch name: layout-refactor 4 changes behind 2 changes ahead
Codespace created by joshfarrant User joshfarrant avatar Active
codespace name: psychic space doodle
git branch name: node-extensions 1 change behind 5 changes ahead
Codespace created by simmonsjenna User simmonsjenna avatar Active

What can you do with Codespaces?

Learn how GitHub builds with Codespaces

Code from any device

Want to code on an iPad? Go for it. Spin up Codespaces from any device with internet access. Don’t worry if your device is powerful enough—Codespaces lives in the cloud.

Onboard at the speed of thought

No more building your dev environment while you onboard. Codespaces launches instantly from any repository on GitHub with pre-configured, secure environments.

Streamline contractor onboarding

Codespaces gives you control over how your consultants access your resources, while providing them with instant onboarding and a fluid developer experience.