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This is fabulous. I remember something similar 2 or 3 years ago where you could "log in with github" and create commits using VS Code in the browser. Does anyone remember the name? Is it still alive? Iirc it was a very simple name like "code.org" (but not that).

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You're thinking of coder.com.

I think it has changed a bit and it's not as easy to get started with their service, but you can still host the server yourself:

https://github.com/cdr/code-server

Thank you, according to https://coder.com/pricing

> No. Coder Enterprise is not SaaS. It is software that you must deploy and run it on your own infrastructure, either a public or private cloud.

That's unfortunate. Very excited to see a SaaS solution by someone soon.

Edit: This seems to be what I'm looking for https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/github-codespace...

Or, the GitHub feature page itself (same feature as the one you linked via microsoft.com):

https://github.com/features/codespaces

Gitpod.io using Theia.

And coder.com using code-server

Recently, we can switch the editor of the Gitpod to the VS Code.

Root, Docker and VS Code - https://www.gitpod.io/blog/root-docker-and-vscode/#vs-code

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