Coder

Coder is an open-source platform for cloud development environments (CDEs) running on your own infrastructure. Instead of each team member setting up their own development environment, you define workspaces centrally as Terraform templates – developers can then launch a ready-to-use environment on Docker or Kubernetes with a single click and connect via VS Code or a JetBrains IDE. This eliminates ‘it doesn’t work for me’ issues and noticeably speeds up onboarding. With Managed Coder Hosting, you get this platform as a managed instance, without having to maintain the underlying infrastructure yourself.

Who is Coder suitable for?

Coder is aimed at development teams who wish to standardise their environments and retain control over them. Software SMEs and agencies can use it to ensure that everyone involved in a project works with identical toolchains – including external freelancers, who are granted access via a browser without source code ever being transferred to their devices. For companies in regulated sectors, such as suppliers to banks or insurance firms, the self-hosted version is of particular interest: code and development data never leave the controlled environment, and this is clearly documented in the business plan with audit logs.

Coder Hosting in Switzerland

OpenHosting hosts your Coder instance in Swiss data centres in the Zurich region. Source code, templates and access details remain in Switzerland and are processed in accordance with the nDSG – a clear distinction from usage-based US services such as GitHub Codespaces. The managed service includes daily backups following the 3-2-1 principle (hourly under the Business Plan), regular platform updates and ongoing monitoring to ensure your development environments are available at all times.

Our support team will help you set up your first templates and migrate existing development set-ups. Managed Coder Hosting is available from OpenHosting from CHF 19 per month for teams of up to five developers. As your team grows, you can switch to the Business plan with unlimited developers, audit logs and priority support – the environment remains the same, only the scope expands to accommodate your needs.