VSCode Cloud IDE

Browser-based VSCode with Claude Code & Node.js

Cloud IDE with persistent extensions, settings, and tools.

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Features

• Claude Code & Node.js 20 pre-installed
• Extensions persist across redeployments
• Configurable user (root or coder)
• Shell profile auto-configured with PATH

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Quick Start

# Claude Code with auto-accept (for automation)
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions

# Or use the alias
claude-auto

# Interactive mode
claude

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Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
PASSWORD	Yes	-	Login password
RUN_AS_USER	No	root	Set to coder for non-root
CODER_HOME	No	/home/coder	Volume mount path
CODER_UID	No	1000	User ID (when RUN_AS_USER=coder)
CODER_GID	No	1000	Group ID (when RUN_AS_USER=coder)

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Running as Non-Root (Recommended for Claude)

Set in Railway variables:

RUN_AS_USER=coder

This enables:

• ✅ No root permission warnings
• ✅ claude --dangerously-skip-permissions works properly
• ✅ Better security

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Update Behavior

Component	Behavior
Volume tools	You control - install to ~/.local/bin/
Image tools	Auto-update on redeploy (fallback)
Extensions	Persist on volume
Claude auth	Persists in ~/.claude/

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Custom Startup Scripts

Add to $CODER_HOME/entrypoint.d/:

#!/bin/bash
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Make executable: chmod +x script.sh

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Credits

• code-server by Coder
• Claude Code by Anthropic

License: MIT