code-server — system requirements

Runs VS Code in the browser on a remote server so you can code from any device. · website · repository

Minimum RAM

1 GB

“1 GB of RAM”

Scope: code-server, general — 'At the minimum, we recommend' section of docs/requirements.md · official source · retrieved 2026-08-23

Minimum CPU cores

2 cores

“2 CPU cores”

Scope: code-server, general — 'At the minimum, we recommend' section of docs/requirements.md · official source · retrieved 2026-08-23

No official figure published for: recommended RAM, recommended CPU cores

Beyond the stated minimum, requirements.md only walks through a GCP custom-VM sizing example ('set at least 2 cores and 2 GB of RAM') as part of its recommended cloud setup walkthrough — a provider-specific instance-sizing example, not a general recommended figure for the app (Coolify/OpenProject precedent, Defect Class #2).

We publish nothing we can't source. Evidence of the gap.

External services

No required external services (source)

Container

Image: codercom/code-server · compressed size (amd64): 364 MB · architectures: amd64, arm64 · source, retrieved 2026-08-23

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