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# Deploying `code-server` on a VM
A simple startup script to run code-server with --link on a VM, designed to run on Ubuntu 20.10.
> ⚠️ The deploy script referenced uses the code-server --link service which is now deprecated. If this solution does not work for you, we recommend following our guide to use [LetsEncrypt with Caddy](https://coder.com/docs/code-server/latest/guide#using-lets-encrypt-with-caddy) to securely connect to code-server on your VM.
## In this repo
- [launch-code-server.sh](./launch-code-server.sh) - Command tested on Ubuntu machines (uses --link)
- [launch-linode.sh](./launch-linode.sh) - launch-code-server.sh adapted for Linode
## Troubleshooting
- Ensure you have port 80 open on your server's firewall
- SSH or use the built-in console to connect to your machine
1. Check the code-server status
```console
systemctl status code-server@coder
# if not working:
systemctl restart code-server@coder
```
1. Ensure journalctl is capturing logs
```console
journalctl -u code-server@coder
```
1. Ensure the HTTP redirect server is working
```console
systemctl status coder-cloud-redirect
# systemctl restart coder-cloud-redirect
```
## Other scripts
- [code-server, CloudFlare, and Caddy](https://github.com/alec-hs/coder-cloudflare-setup): Sets up code-server and configures CloudFlare DNS