Coder

Coder is an open-source cloud development environment that's designed to give developers flexible, secure and high-performance development environments. By running Coder in your cloud or on-premises, you can create environments that offer the infrastructure, IDEs and tools developers need. The company's focus is on minimizing cloud costs and shortening build and test cycles.

With Coder, developers can set up and manage their own environments in minutes, with pre-approved tools and infrastructure. That means developers get what they need without worrying about organizational security and governance. It supports a variety of infrastructure choices, including virtual machines, Kubernetes pods and Docker containers, so it can accommodate a variety of development needs.

Among Coder's features:

• Build and Test Faster: Use cloud computers to build and test big codebases faster, so developers can save hours a week.
• AI/ML Development: Take advantage of new hardware with easy upgrades to Jupyter workspace specs and cloud-based shared access to GPUs.
• Reduce Cloud Costs: Automatically shut down unused resources and start them up when developers need them, so you don't pay for what you don't use.
• Secure Environments: Isolate developer workspaces from third-party hardware, so access is limited and security is better.
• Single Sign-On: Support OpenID Connect for easy user sign-up and automated Git authentication.
• Automated Shutdown: Resources shut down after a certain amount of inactivity, so you don't waste money and resources.
• Terraform Support: Write ordinary Terraform scripts to provision development environments.

Coder is for companies of all sizes, from small teams to large enterprises. Its open-source nature and self-hosted deployment means it's a good option for those who want to keep control over their development environments.

Coder pricing is available in open-source and enterprise versions. The open-source version is free and includes basic features, but the enterprise version adds features like email support, governance and cost controls, and costs $10 per named user per year.

Published on July 6, 2024