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Spaces · 5 min · Beginner

Code in the Browser with Spaces

Spin up a full VS Code environment that auto-hibernates when you walk away.

A Space is a real Linux container running code-server. You get the full VS Code experience — extensions, integrated terminal, debugger — but it lives in the cloud, so your work is the same from any device.

Create one

  1. Spaces → New Space.
  2. Name it and set a disk allocation (counts against your storage quota). CPU and RAM are dynamic — nothing to size.
  3. Launch. Provisioning takes ~20 seconds.
  4. Click Open to enter VS Code. The first session sets up your password — keep it.

Auto-hibernation

Spaces stop the meter automatically: 30 minutes after your last interaction, the space hibernates. Its disk image is uploaded to cold storage, and your account is no longer charged. When you click Open again, the space wakes up — usually in 5–15 seconds — and resumes exactly where you left off.

Editor-only persistence

Files you create in the workspace persist forever. Files outside (system packages installed via apt, etc.) persist as long as the space exists, but disappear if the space is destroyed. Treat the workspace folder as the durable surface.