Coder Desktop

Use Coder Desktop to work on your workspaces as though they're on your LAN, no port-forwarding required.

Install Coder Desktop

Configure

Before you can use Coder Desktop, you will need to sign in.

1. Open the Desktop menu and select Sign in:

2. In the Sign In window, enter your Coder deployment's URL and select Next:

   

3. macOS: Select the link to your deployment's /cli-auth page to generate a session token.

   Windows: Select Generate a token via the Web UI.

4. In your web browser, you may be prompted to sign in to Coder with your credentials.

5. Copy the session token to the clipboard:

   

6. Paste the token in the Session Token field of the Sign In screen, then select Sign In:

   

7. macOS: Allow the VPN configuration for Coder Desktop if you are prompted:

   

8. Select the Coder icon in the menu bar (macOS) or system tray (Windows), and click the Coder Connect toggle to enable the connection.

   

   This may take a few moments, as Coder Desktop will download the necessary components from the Coder server if they have been updated.

9. macOS: You may be prompted to enter your password to allow Coder Connect to start.

10. Coder Connect is now running!

Next Steps