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A bash script to set up VS Code Server with nginx reverse proxy.

• Downloads and installs the latest VS Code CLI if not already present
• Installs and configures nginx as a reverse proxy
• Automatically starts VS Code server as a systemd service
• Optionally configures SSL/TLS using certbot
• Supports custom port, domain, and security settings

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Worthies/Geek/master/webcoder | sudo bash -s -- [OPTIONS]

Download the script and run it:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Worthies/Geek/master/webcoder
chmod +x webcoder
sudo ./webcoder [OPTIONS]

sudo ./webcoder [OPTIONS]

• -p, --port PORT - Port for VS Code server to listen on (default: 8000)
• -d, --domain DOMAIN - Domain name for nginx (default: use server IP)
• -s, --secure - Enable HTTPS with certbot (default: false)
• -h, --help - Display help message

# Use defaults (port 8000, no domain, no SSL)
sudo ./webcoder

# Use custom port
sudo ./webcoder -p 9000

# Use with domain
sudo ./webcoder -p 8000 -d example.com

# Use with domain and SSL
sudo ./webcoder -p 8000 -d example.com -s

• Root/sudo privileges
• Internet connection for downloading VS Code CLI
• Supported OS: Linux, macOS
• Supported architectures: x64, arm64, armhf

1. Downloads and installs VS Code CLI to ~/.vscode/cli/
2. Installs nginx web server
3. Configures nginx as a reverse proxy to VS Code server with cookie-based authentication
4. Creates a systemd service that runs code serve-web
5. Starts VS Code server automatically on localhost
6. (Optional) Configures SSL/TLS certificates with certbot

• VS Code server runs on localhost (127.0.0.1) only and is not directly accessible from the internet
• nginx acts as a reverse proxy, providing the external access point with cookie-based authentication
• Access requires setting a browser cookie with the generated SHA512 token
• Suitable for secure single-user setups behind nginx

After installation, VS Code server runs as a systemd service:

# Check status
sudo systemctl status vscode-server.service

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u vscode-server.service -f

# Stop server
sudo systemctl stop vscode-server.service

# Restart server
sudo systemctl restart vscode-server.service

# Disable auto-start on boot
sudo systemctl disable vscode-server.service

When using the --secure option, ensure:

1. Your domain points to the server's IP address
2. Ports 80 and 443 are open
3. You have a valid email for Let's Encrypt (or skip email prompt for testing)