Coder publishes self-contained .zip and .tar.gz archives in GitHub releases. The archives bundle coder
binary.
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Download the release archive appropriate for your operating system
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Unzip the folder you just downloaded, and move the
coder
executable to a location that's on yourPATH
# ex. macOS and Linux mv coder /usr/local/bin
Windows users: see this guide for adding folders to
PATH
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Start a Coder server
# Automatically sets up an external access URL on *.try.coder.app coder server # Requires a PostgreSQL instance (version 13 or higher) and external access URL coder server --postgres-url <url> --access-url <url>
Set
CODER_ACCESS_URL
to the external URL that users and workspaces will use to connect to Coder. This is not required if you are using the tunnel. Learn more about Coder's configuration options. -
Visit the Coder URL in the logs to set up your first account, or use the CLI.