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- [Can I use Docker in a code-server container?](#can-i-use-docker-in-a-code-server-container)
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- [How do I disable telemetry?](#how-do-i-disable-telemetry)
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- [What's the difference between code-server and Theia?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-theia)
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- [What's the difference between code-server and VS Code Codespaces?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-vs-code-codespaces)
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- [What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-openvscode-server)
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- [What's the difference between code-server and GitHub Codespaces?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-github-codespaces)
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- [Does code-server have any security login validation?](#does-code-server-have-any-security-login-validation)
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- [Are there community projects involving code-server?](#are-there-community-projects-involving-code-server)
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- [How do I change the port?](#how-do-i-change-the-port)
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Theia doesn't allow you to reuse your existing VS Code config.
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## What's the difference between code-server and VS Code Codespaces?
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## What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server?
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Both code-server and VS Code Codespaces allow you to access VS Code via a
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browser.
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code-server and OpenVSCode-Server both allow you to access VS Code via a
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browser. The two projects also use their own [forks of VS Code](https://github.com/cdr/vscode) to
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leverage modern VS Code APIs and stay up to date with the upsteam version.
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VS Code Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by
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Microsoft. While you can self-host environments with VS Code Codespaces, you
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still need an Azure billing account, and you must access VS Code via the
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Codespaces web dashboard instead of connecting directly to it.
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However, OpenVSCode-Server is scoped at only making VS Code available in the web browser.
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code-server includes some other features:
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On the other hand, code-server is free, open-source, and can be run on any
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machine with few limitations.
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- password auth
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- proxy web ports
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- certificate support
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- plugin API
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- settings sync (coming soon)
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For more details, see [this discussion post](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/discussions/4267#discussioncomment-1411583).
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## What's the difference between code-server and GitHub Codespaces?
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Both code-server and GitHub Codespaces allow you to access VS Code via a
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browser. GitHub Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by
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GitHub and Microsoft.
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On the other hand, code-server is self-hosted, free, open-source, and
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can be run on any machine with few limitations.
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## Does code-server have any security login validation?
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