Coder

Coder is the leading open-source platform for self-hosted cloud development environments, trusted by enterprises and development teams worldwide to standardize, secure, and scale their developer infrastructure. Built on Terraform, Coder allows platform teams to define development environments as code, giving every developer instant access to consistent, pre-configured workspaces running on the organization's own infrastructure. With over 13,000 GitHub stars and adoption by companies managing thousands of developers, Coder bridges the gap between developer freedom and infrastructure control.

Common Use Cases

Platform engineering teams deploy Coder to standardize development environments across the organization, eliminating configuration drift and "works on my machine" problems by defining environments as Terraform templates that every developer shares. Enterprise security teams use Coder to keep source code and credentials off developer laptops, running all development in centralized environments with audit logging, SSO, and network policies. Onboarding managers provision ready-to-code environments for new hires in minutes instead of days, with all dependencies, tools, and repository access pre-configured. Remote and distributed teams rely on Coder to provide consistent, high-performance development environments regardless of developer location or local hardware capabilities.

Key Features

• Terraform-based workspace templates for reproducible development environments
• IDE support for VS Code, JetBrains, SSH, and browser-based editors
• Docker, Kubernetes, and VM-based workspace provisioning
• Automatic workspace scheduling with auto-start and auto-stop policies
• Resource quotas and cost control for infrastructure management
• SSO integration with OIDC, GitHub, and enterprise identity providers
• Audit logging for compliance and security monitoring
• Dotfiles and personalization support for developer customization
• Git provider integration with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
• Built-in web terminal and port forwarding for running applications

Why deploy Coder on Hostinger VPS

Deploying Coder on a Hostinger VPS gives your team a self-hosted development platform with dedicated resources for running developer workspaces without relying on expensive cloud IDE subscriptions. The Docker socket integration enables Coder to provision container-based workspaces directly on the VPS, giving developers isolated environments with the full power of the host machine. Self-hosting ensures source code and development credentials never leave your infrastructure, meeting security and compliance requirements for sensitive projects. With PostgreSQL for reliable state management and persistent volumes for workspace data, Coder on Hostinger VPS provides a stable foundation for teams to standardize their development workflow, reduce onboarding time, and maintain centralized control over developer infrastructure.