diff --git a/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md b/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md
index eb65f01cd85d8..681224cc3269b 100644
--- a/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/aws-linux/README.md
@@ -68,3 +68,9 @@ instances provisioned by Coder:
     ]
 }
 ```
+
+## code-server
+
+`code-server` is installed via the `startup_script` argument in the `coder_agent`
+resource block. The `coder_app` resource is defined to access `code-server` through
+the dashboard UI over `localhost:13337`.
diff --git a/examples/templates/aws-linux/main.tf b/examples/templates/aws-linux/main.tf
index fcd9b88d7b1f4..a13b5fac877f9 100644
--- a/examples/templates/aws-linux/main.tf
+++ b/examples/templates/aws-linux/main.tf
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ resource "coder_agent" "main" {
   arch = "amd64"
   auth = "aws-instance-identity"
   os   = "linux"
+  startup_script = <<EOT
+    #!/bin/bash
+
+    # install and start code-server
+    curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh  | tee code-server-install.log
+    code-server --auth none --port 13337 | tee code-server-install.log &
+  EOT
+}
+
+resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
+  agent_id = coder_agent.main.id
+  name     = "code-server"
+  url      = "http://localhost:13337/?folder=/home/coder"
+  icon     = "/icon/code.svg"
 }
 
 locals {
diff --git a/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/README.md b/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/README.md
index c08e81cf2fe01..46c7d1e90c63f 100644
--- a/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/README.md
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ coder ls
 coder update [workspace name]
 ```
 
+## code-server
+
+`code-server` is installed via the `startup_script` argument in the `coder_agent`
+resource block. The `coder_app` resource is defined to access `code-server` through
+the dashboard UI over `localhost:13337`.
+
 ## Extending this template
 
 See the [kreuzwerker/docker](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/kreuzwerker/docker) Terraform provider documentation to
diff --git a/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/main.tf b/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/main.tf
index 8f9a17bc2f1ee..3a30ed612cfab 100644
--- a/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/main.tf
+++ b/examples/templates/docker-image-builds/main.tf
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ data "coder_workspace" "me" {
 resource "coder_agent" "main" {
   arch = data.coder_provisioner.me.arch
   os   = "linux"
+  startup_script = <<EOT
+    #!/bin/bash
+
+    # install and start code-server
+    curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh  | tee code-server-install.log
+    code-server --auth none --port 13337 | tee code-server-install.log &
+  EOT
+}
+
+resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
+  agent_id = coder_agent.main.id
+  name     = "code-server"
+  url      = "http://localhost:13337/?folder=/home/coder"
+  icon     = "/icon/code.svg"
 }
 
 variable "docker_image" {
diff --git a/examples/templates/docker/README.md b/examples/templates/docker/README.md
index 954089ed8bd1c..a42e03de46ce7 100644
--- a/examples/templates/docker/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/docker/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ coder template push docker
 You can also remove images from the validation list. Workspaces using older template versions will continue using
 the removed image until you update the workspace to the latest version.
 
+## code-server
+
+`code-server` is installed via the `startup_script` argument in the `coder_agent`
+resource block. The `coder_app` resource is defined to access `code-server` through
+the dashboard UI over `localhost:13337`.
+
 ## Updating images
 
 To reduce drift, we recommend versioning images in your registry by creating tags. To update the image tag in the template:
diff --git a/examples/templates/gcp-linux/README.md b/examples/templates/gcp-linux/README.md
index c69d7848cc94d..3df0571605eb4 100644
--- a/examples/templates/gcp-linux/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/gcp-linux/README.md
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ a service account:
 
 1. Generate a **JSON private key**, which will be what you provide to Coder
    during the setup process.
+
+## code-server
+
+`code-server` is installed via the `startup_script` argument in the `coder_agent`
+resource block. The `coder_app` resource is defined to access `code-server` through
+the dashboard UI over `localhost:13337`.
diff --git a/examples/templates/gcp-linux/main.tf b/examples/templates/gcp-linux/main.tf
index c177d673ffb10..f663a31004646 100644
--- a/examples/templates/gcp-linux/main.tf
+++ b/examples/templates/gcp-linux/main.tf
@@ -46,9 +46,25 @@ resource "google_compute_disk" "root" {
 }
 
 resource "coder_agent" "main" {
-  auth  = "google-instance-identity"
-  arch  = "amd64"
-  os    = "linux"
+  auth = "google-instance-identity"
+  arch = "amd64"
+  os   = "linux"
+  startup_script = <<EOT
+    #!/bin/bash
+
+    # install and start code-server
+    curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh  | tee code-server-install.log
+    code-server --auth none --port 13337 | tee code-server-install.log &
+  EOT
+}
+
+# code-server
+resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
+  agent_id      = coder_agent.main.id
+  name          = "code-server"
+  icon          = "/icon/code.svg"
+  url           = "http://localhost:13337?folder=/home/coder"
+  relative_path = true
 }
 
 resource "google_compute_instance" "dev" {
diff --git a/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/README.md b/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/README.md
index 157c4a5ff9fe1..72c5d20fc9b7f 100644
--- a/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/README.md
+++ b/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/README.md
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ a service account:
 
 1. Generate a **JSON private key**, which will be what you provide to Coder
    during the setup process.
+
+## code-server
+
+`code-server` is installed via the `startup_script` argument in the `coder_agent`
+resource block. The `coder_app` resource is defined to access `code-server` through
+the dashboard UI over `localhost:13337`.
diff --git a/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/main.tf b/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/main.tf
index dd737cd8c392e..6a9751421b2f0 100644
--- a/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/main.tf
+++ b/examples/templates/gcp-vm-container/main.tf
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ resource "coder_agent" "main" {
   auth = "google-instance-identity"
   arch = "amd64"
   os   = "linux"
+  startup_script = <<EOT
+    #!/bin/bash
+
+    # install and start code-server
+    curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh  | tee code-server-install.log
+    code-server --auth none --port 13337 | tee code-server-install.log &
+  EOT
+}
+
+# code-server
+resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
+  agent_id      = coder_agent.main.id
+  name          = "code-server"
+  icon          = "/icon/code.svg"
+  url           = "http://localhost:13337?folder=/home/coder"
+  relative_path = true
 }
 
 module "gce-container" {