Coder

Name: Coder
Author: Coder Technologies

Self-hosted cloud development environments where developers and AI coding agents work in remote workspaces.

Open source (AGPL-3.0-or-later)By Coder Technologies

Freemium Open sourceWindows Self-hosted Command line

Official websitecoder.com

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2 more ways to get Coder

Chocolateychoco install coder
Homebrewbrew install coder

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About Coder

Coder lets an organisation run development workspaces on its own infrastructure, so developers connect from VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Cursor or dev containers instead of building on a local machine. It also offers ways to run AI coding agents in network-isolated environments, with governance features for observing and controlling LLM tool usage.

The core is open source and self-hosted, and a free homelab license is available. It mainly targets companies that need centrally managed, compliant development environments.

Strengths

Runs on your own infrastructure
Works with VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor and dev containers
Controls and audit logging for AI coding agents

Limitations

Requires running and maintaining server infrastructure
Product and marketing are aimed at enterprises

Details

Pricing: FreemiumOpen-source core is free to self-host, with a free homelab license and paid enterprise features.
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Developer: Coder Technologies
Platforms: Windows, Self-hosted, Command line
How it runs: Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Best suited for: Teams that want remote development environments on their own servers
Categories: Developer tools, AI agents
Last verified: October 2, 2026
Added: October 2, 2026
Sources: coder.com

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