Install code-server on macOS and Linux
Install code-server with one command
Pick your system, reveal the command, copy it, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command was taken from the project's own documentation and checked against it.
Not available for Windows yet.
code-server doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs code-server on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
code-server doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Pastes into your terminal and installs code-server on your macOS or Linux machine in one step — no manual setup, no build tools. It fetches the project's own install script and runs it, which is the standard way these tools ship — worth a read if you like to know what's running.
What exactly does this do?
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run code-server --help to see the available commands, and
code-server --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This downloads the project's shell installer and pipes it straight into your shell, which executes it without saving a file. Same caveat: it's the project's script, but read it first if you want to be sure.
What code-server does
- Code on any device with a consistent development environment
- Deploy code-server to your team with coder/coder
- Using our one-click buttons and guides to [deploy code-server to a cloud
- Preserve battery life when you're on the go; all intensive tasks run on your
Summarised from code-server's own README.
About code-server
code-server is an open-source developer tool.
| Category | Server / service |
|---|---|
| Install method | shell one-liner (curl | bash) |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | Yes — checked against the project README |
| Popularity | 80k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
code-server is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
code-server is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.