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Coder

Self-hosted cloud dev environments for developers and AI coding agents

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Introduction

Coder is a platform for running development environments on your own infrastructure, provisioned as code and ready on day one. Developers and AI coding agents share isolated, context-rich workspaces defined with Terraform. Unused resources shut down automatically to cut cloud costs.

Added on
Nov 2, 2026
Website
coder.com
Company
Coder Technologies, Inc.

Product information

What is Coder?

Coder is a self-hosted cloud development environment platform. It gives developers and AI coding agents controlled, isolated workspaces on infrastructure you manage.

How to use Coder?

Sign in with single sign-on, choose a template and create a workspace. Then work from your preferred editor; Visual Studio Code, JetBrains Gateway and SSH are supported.

Core features of Coder

  • Self-hosted development environments
  • Provisioned as code
  • Secure environments for developers and AI agents
  • Automatic shutdown of unused resources
  • Terraform-defined workspaces

Use cases of Coder

  1. 1Deploying AI coding agents safely at scale
  2. 2Onboarding contractors with secure remote environments
  3. 3Building and testing large codebases faster
  4. 4Reducing cloud costs by shutting down idle resources

Frequently asked questions about Coder

Does Coder Community limit workspaces or users?+

No. Unlimited workspaces and users are possible with Coder Community.

Which plan suits a small team using Coder?+

Coder Community is suggested for teams of about 50 or fewer; larger enterprises tend to choose Premium.

What does Coder Premium add over Community?+

Enhanced security, scalability and governance, such as multi-organization access control and audit logging.

Which category is Coder in?+

Coder is listed under AI Code Editor.

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cloud developmentself-hostedai agentdeveloper environmentsterraform

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