Guides for Codespaces

Quickstart for GitHub Codespaces

Try out GitHub Codespaces in 5 minutes.

• Codespaces

Deep dive into GitHub Codespaces

Understand how GitHub Codespaces works.

• Codespaces

Introduction to dev containers

When you work in a codespace, the environment you are working in is created using a development container, or dev container, hosted on a virtual machine.

• Codespaces
• Set up
• Fundamentals

Setting up a Node.js project for GitHub Codespaces

Get started with a Node.js, JavaScript, or TypeScript project in GitHub Codespaces by creating a custom dev container configuration.

• Codespaces
• Developer
• Set up

Setting up a Python project for GitHub Codespaces

Get started with a Python project in GitHub Codespaces by creating a custom dev container configuration.