Codespaces FAQ

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Codespaces FAQ

Where can I see my Codespaces for a single repository?

You can see all existing Codespaces for a single repository by clicking the green "Code" button in the top right of your repository’s Code tab, above your repository files, and selecting the "Codespaces" tab. From here you can view and start any existing Codespaces in this repository, or create a new one.

Where can I see all my Codespaces?

You can see all your existing Codespaces across your account and organizations, or create a new one, on the Codespaces dashboard.

What clients can I use to access my Codespace?

Generally available clients:

• VS Code and VS Code Web
• SSH

Currently in preview:

• JetBrains
• Jupyter Labs

How do I make Codespaces feel like home?

Sync your settings

You can sync your editor settings between Codespaces, or Visual Studio Code on the desktop, by enabling settings sync. To enable settings sync click the cog icon at the bottom of the Activity Bar and select “Turn on Settings Sync.”

Dotfiles

If you’ve already got a UNIX environment set up and want to share these settings across your Codespaces then you can use a dotfiles repository. Store these settings in a dotfiles repository and GitHub will clone this repository to your Codespace on creation.

How do I help everyone using a project have a great experience in Codespaces?

To configure dependencies, repository setup, and get services started automatically you’ll want to add a Development Container (devcontainer.json) to the repository. See the documentation for devcontainer.json in Codespaces.

To decrease the time it takes to start up a codespace for a specific repository, see the documentation on prebuilds.

How much do Codespaces cost to use?

Codespaces comes with some included usage for both compute hours and storage.

For free accounts that’s:

120 core-hours and 15 GB per month

And for subscribers to GitHub Pro:

180 core-hours and 20 GB per month

For more information on billing for paid usage, take a look at the billing for GitHub Codespaces documentation and the guide for Troubleshooting Included Usage.

How can I ensure I don’t spend too much?

You can set a spending limit from your account settings. For more information see the Managing the spending limit for GitHub Codespaces documentation.

How can I see my current usage?

You can check your current usage from the billing page of your account settings. For more information check out the Viewing your GitHub Codespaces usage documentation.

[devrose04]

Thank you

[GhostAbhi4413]

thank you for the documentation

[Vicwxy9]

Thanks for your documentation

[emilypmendez]

I used codespaces for a hackathon competition this weekend for the first time. My collaborator is extremely disappointed because she did not get to record her commits even though I authorized that she co-authored on many commits during this project. Am I missing something here? Where is the self help article that discusses collaboration between projects in depth for codespaces? Thank you for your time and consideration!

[Dannick10]

Thank u

[noahcad06]

I have not coded in a while, and I was doing CS50 but when i logged back on an tried to run my code it said permission denied

[pavel-cpp]

Thank you