💻 Code Server

Code Server runs Visual Studio Code in the browser — giving you a full development environment accessible from any device. It combines the simplicity of a code editor with comprehensive editing, navigation, debugging and extensibility features.

🏷️ Category: Productivity

🐳 Image: lscr.io/linuxserver/code-server

🔗 Links


📦 Project	github.com/microsoft/vscode
🐛 Support	GitHub Issues
🌐 Website	code.visualstudio.com

🌐 Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`8443`	TCP	VS Code Web Interface

💾 Volumes

Host Path	Container Path	Mode	Description
`/mnt/cache/appdata/code-server/config`	`/config`	RW	Config & workspace files

⚙️ Environment Variables

🔑 Authentication

Variable	Default	Masked	Description
`PASSWORD`	``	✅	Password for web interface login
`HASHED_PASSWORD`	``	✅	Pre-hashed password (alternative to PASSWORD)
`SUDO_PASSWORD`	``	✅	Password for sudo commands inside container
`SUDO_PASSWORD_HASH`	``	✅	Pre-hashed sudo password (alternative to SUDO_PASSWORD)

🌍 General

Variable	Default	Masked	Description
`PROXY_DOMAIN`	`code-server.my.domain`	❌	Domain for reverse proxy
`DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`	`/config/workspace`	❌	Default workspace folder on startup
`PWA_APPNAME`	`code-server`	❌	Progressive Web App name in browser

👤 Permissions

Variable	Default	Masked	Description
`PUID`	`500`	❌	User ID for file permissions
`PGID`	`500`	❌	Group ID for file permissions
`UMASK`	`022`	❌	File creation mask

🚀 Quick Start

Open the MOS Hub and search for Code Server
Set a secure PASSWORD
Set SUDO_PASSWORD if you need terminal access inside the container
Adjust PUID and PGID to match your server user (run id in terminal to check)
Click Install
Access VS Code at http://your-server-ip:8443

🔒 Security Tip: Always set a strong PASSWORD — Code Server gives full terminal access to your server from the browser!

💡 Tip: Use HASHED_PASSWORD instead of PASSWORD for better security. Generate a hash with:
echo -n "yourpassword" | npx argon2-cli -e