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Expand Up @@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ Provision remote development environments with Terraform.
- Start writing code with a single command
- Use one of many [examples](./examples) to get started

## Getting Started
## Installing Coder

Install [the latest release](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases).
Install [the latest release](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases) on a system with
at least 2 CPU cores and 2 GB RAM.

To tinker, start with dev-mode (all data is in-memory, and is destroyed on exit):

Expand All @@ -27,33 +28,35 @@ $ CODER_PG_CONNECTION_URL="postgres://<username>@<host>/<database>?password=<pas
coder start
```

To run as a system service, install with `.deb` or `.rpm`:
To run as a system service, install with `.deb` (Debian, Ubuntu) or `.rpm` (Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, SUSE):

```bash
# Edit the configuration!
$ sudo vim /etc/coder.d/coder.env
$ sudo service coder restart
```

Reference `coder start --help` for a complete list of flags and environment variables.

### Your First Workspace

In a new terminal, create a new project (eg. Develop in Linux on Google Cloud):
In a new terminal, create a new template (eg. Develop in Linux on Google Cloud):

```
$ coder templates init
$ coder templates create
```

Create a new workspace and SSH in:
Create a new workspace and connect via SSH:

```
$ coder workspaces create my-first-workspace
$ coder ssh my-first-workspace
```

### Working with Projects
### Modifying Templates

You can edit the Terraform from a sample project:
You can edit the Terraform from a sample template:

```sh
$ coder templates init
Expand All @@ -62,6 +65,23 @@ $ vim main.tf
$ coder templates update gcp-linux
```

## Documentation

Some pages are coming soon. Contributions welcome!

- [About Coder](./about.md#about-coder)
- [Why remote development](about.md#why-remote-development)
- [Why Coder](about.md#why-coder)
- [What Coder is not](about.md#what-coder-is-not)
- Concepts
- Templates
- Workspaces
- Users and Organizations
- Guides
- Using the Coder CLI
- Install Coder on a VM with Caddy + LetsEncrypt
- Building templates in Coder

## Contributing

Read the [contributing docs](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
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