Codespaces documentation
Create a codespace to start developing in a secure, configurable, and dedicated development environment that works how and where you want it to.
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Quickstart for GitHub Codespaces
Get started with GitHub Codespaces quickly.
What are GitHub Codespaces?
Learn about what GitHub Codespaces are.
Understanding the codespace lifecycle
Learn how to develop in a GitHub Codespaces environment, and maintain your data throughout the entire codespace lifecycle.
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About GitHub Codespaces prebuilds
GitHub Codespaces prebuilds help to speed up the creation of new codespaces for large or complex repositories.
Adding features to a devcontainer.json file
With features, you can quickly add tools, runtimes, or libraries to your dev container configuration.
Allowing a prebuild to access other repositories
You can permit your prebuild to access other GitHub repositories so that it can be built successfully.
Allowing your codespace to access a private registry
You can allow GitHub Codespaces to access container images or other packages in a private registry.
Automatically opening files in the codespaces for a repository
You can set particular files to be opened automatically whenever someone creates a codespace for your repository and opens the codespace in the Visual Studio Code web client.
Changing the machine type for your codespace
You can change the type of machine that's running your codespace, so that you're using resources appropriate for the work you're doing.
Changing the shell in a codespace
You can change your shell in a codespace to keep the setup you're used to.
Choosing the stable or beta host image
You can choose to build codespaces using either the stable or beta version of the host image for the underlying virtual machine.
Choosing who owns and pays for codespaces in your organization
You can choose whether codespaces are paid for and owned by your organization or by your members.
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