coder v0.1.0

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Coder — self-hosted cloud development environments: provision remote workspaces (VS Code, JetBrains, web terminal) from templates on your own infrastructure. Deployed as an all-in-one host-networked Nomad job (PostgreSQL + server).

nomad-pack run coder --registry nomploy

…or one line (add registry + run)

curl -fsSL https://packs.nomploy.com/install.sh | sh -s -- coder

Needs nomad-pack on PATH. The script only adds the nomploy registry and runs this pack.

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2 tasks http 7080db 5432 2 volumes image ghcr.io/coder/coder:latest tracks :latest image bumped today

Variables 15

values.hcl

Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:

nomad-pack run coder -f values.hcl --registry nomploy

# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "coder"

# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"

# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]

# The Coder container image. Pin a tag in production.
image = "ghcr.io/coder/coder:latest"

# The PostgreSQL image for the bundled database.
postgres_image = "postgres:17-alpine"

# Host port for the Coder web UI / API.
port = 7080

# Host port for the bundled PostgreSQL.
db_port = 5432

# Password for the bundled PostgreSQL. CHANGE THIS.
db_password = "coder_change_me"

# Public URL clients use to reach Coder (set to the node's address). If empty, Coder creates a temporary tunnel.
access_url = "http://localhost:7080"

# Named volume for PostgreSQL data.
db_data_volume = "coder_db_data"

# Named volume for the Coder server home directory (/home/coder).
home_volume = "coder_home"

# Host path to the Docker socket, bind-mounted so the built-in Docker template can create workspaces. Set to empty to disable.
docker_sock = "/var/run/docker.sock"

# Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []

# Resources for the Coder server task.
resources = {
    cpu    = 1000
    memory = 1024
  }

# Resources for the bundled PostgreSQL task.
db_resources = {
    cpu    = 500
    memory = 512
  }

Name	Type	Default	Description
job_name	string	"coder"	The name of the Nomad job.
namespace	string	"default"	The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
datacenters	list	["*"]	The datacenters to deploy to.
image	string	"ghcr.io/coder/coder:latest"	The Coder container image. Pin a tag in production.
postgres_image	string	"postgres:17-alpine"	The PostgreSQL image for the bundled database.
port	number	7080	Host port for the Coder web UI / API.
db_port	number	5432	Host port for the bundled PostgreSQL.
db_password set me	string	"coder_change_me"	Password for the bundled PostgreSQL. CHANGE THIS.
access_url	string	"http://localhost:7080"	Public URL clients use to reach Coder (set to the node's address). If empty, Coder creates a temporary tunnel.
db_data_volume	string	"coder_db_data"	Named volume for PostgreSQL data.
home_volume	string	"coder_home"	Named volume for the Coder server home directory (/home/coder).
docker_sock	string	"/var/run/docker.sock"	Host path to the Docker socket, bind-mounted so the built-in Docker template can create workspaces. Set to empty to disable.
constraints	list	[]	Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
resources	object	{ cpu = 1000 memory = 1024 }	Resources for the Coder server task.
db_resources	object	{ cpu = 500 memory = 512 }	Resources for the bundled PostgreSQL task.

Back up this pack

This pack stores data in 2 Docker named volumes: coder_db_datacoder_home

⚠ This pack bundles a database. A cold copy of the volume can be inconsistent — for a reliable backup, dump the DB (pg_dump / mysqldump) or stop the job while backing up.

restic

# Run on the node hosting this pack. Point restic at your repo first:
#   export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:https://<account>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/<bucket>"
#   export RESTIC_PASSWORD="<repo-password>"
#   export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<key>  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret>
restic backup \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/coder_db_data/_data \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/coder_home/_data

rclone (sync to S3/R2)

rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/coder_db_data/_data backup:<bucket>/coder_db_data
rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/coder_home/_data backup:<bucket>/coder_home

Paths assume the default Docker volume location (/var/lib/docker/volumes). Restore by stopping the job, restoring files into the same volume, and re-running the pack.

Readme

coder

Coder provisions self-hosted cloud development environments on your own infrastructure. Developers get on-demand remote workspaces — VS Code (desktop or web), JetBrains, or a browser terminal — defined as code with Terraform templates, so environments are consistent, disposable and kept close to your data.

This pack deploys Coder all-in-one as a single host-networked Nomad job: PostgreSQL (bundled as a prestart sidecar) plus the Coder server. The Docker socket is mounted so the built-in Docker template can create workspaces on the node.

Deploy

nomad-pack run coder --registry=nomploy \
  --var db_password=$(openssl rand -hex 16) \
  --var access_url=http://10.0.0.5:7080

Open http://<node-ip>:7080 and create the first admin account.

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`image`	`ghcr.io/coder/coder:latest`	Server image (pin a tag in production).
`postgres_image`	`postgres:17-alpine`	Bundled PostgreSQL image.
`port`	`7080`	Host port for the web UI / API.
`db_password`	`coder_change_me`	PostgreSQL password — change this.
`access_url`	`http://localhost:7080`	Public URL clients use (set to the node address).
`docker_sock`	`/var/run/docker.sock`	Docker socket for workspace templates; `""` to disable.
`resources`	1000 MHz / 1024 MB	Server task resources.

Note: The Docker socket lets Coder create workspace containers on the host — grant it only on nodes you trust. Set access_url to a reachable address so the CLI and workspaces can connect (otherwise a temporary tunnel is created).

Data persists in separate volumes for PostgreSQL and the Coder home directory.