VS Code Server script misleading #739

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opened 2026-02-04 21:10:41 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 6 comments
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Originally created by @RitwickVerma on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025).

📌 Task summary

Install VSCode instead of coder/code-server

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The script is kind of misleading in the sense that it ends up installing coder/code-server whilst calling it VS Code Server and using the VSCode icon etc. Even though, the VSCode actually supports a web server natively.

I'd like to request to change this script to install what it says, i.e. install VSCode. My recommended approach would be to install the Code CLI version : https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

Here are the pros:

  1. Allows using code serve-web to serve GUI based VSCode in browser (what coder/code-server) does.
  2. Allows using code tunnel that registers with GitHub account to allow tunneling and coding on the machine from anywhere with https://vscode.dev/ : https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/tunnels
  3. Self updating!
Originally created by @RitwickVerma on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025). ### 📌 Task summary Install [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com) instead of [coder/code-server](https://coder.com) ### 📋 Task details The script is kind of misleading in the sense that it ends up installing [coder/code-server](https://coder.com) whilst calling it VS Code Server and using the VSCode icon etc. Even though, the [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com) actually supports a web server natively. I'd like to request to change this script to install what it says, i.e. install VSCode. My recommended approach would be to install the Code CLI version : https://code.visualstudio.com/Download Here are the pros: 1. Allows using `code serve-web` to serve GUI based VSCode in browser (what coder/code-server) does. 2. Allows using `code tunnel` that registers with GitHub account to allow tunneling and coding on the machine from anywhere with https://vscode.dev/ : https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/tunnels 3. Self updating!
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025):

You are welcome to create an Script.

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025): You are welcome to create an Script.
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@RitwickVerma commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025):

Okay, I can trying giving it a go. Should I make a new script or edit the existing one?

@RitwickVerma commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025): Okay, I can trying giving it a go. Should I make a new script or edit the existing one?
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025):

An new one

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2025): An new one
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@ArmainAP commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025):

I would suggest that the original script still needs to be updated to state that it is installing coder/code-server rather than VSCode, as well as an icon update to represent the correct software.

@ArmainAP commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025): I would suggest that the original script still needs to be updated to state that it is installing [coder/code-server](https://coder.com/) rather than [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/), as well as an icon update to represent the correct software.
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025):

Then create an PR?

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025): Then create an PR?
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@ArmainAP commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025):

I created a PR #4211

@ArmainAP commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025): I created a PR #4211
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Reference: starred/ProxmoxVE#739