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# Requirements
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You'll need a machine on which you can run code-server. You can use a physical
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machine you have, or you can use a VM on GCP/AWS.
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At the minimum, we recommend:
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- 1 GB of RAM
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- 2 CPU cores
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You can use any Linux distribution, but [our
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docs](https://coder.com/docs/code-server/v3.11.1/guide) assume that you're using
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Debian hosted by Google Cloud (see the following section for instructions on
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setting this up).
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Your environment must have WebSockets enabled, since code-server uses WebSockets
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for communication between the browser and the server.
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## Set up a VM on Google Cloud
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The following steps walk you through setting up a VM running Debian using Google
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Cloud (though you are welcome to use any machine or VM provider).
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If you're [signing up with Google](https://console.cloud.google.com/getting-started) for the first time, you should get a 12-month trial with
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$300 of credits.
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After you sign up and create a new Google Cloud Provider (GCP) project, create a
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new Compute Engine VM instance:
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1. Using the sidebar, navigate to **Compute Engine** > **VM Instances**.
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2. Click **Create Instance**.
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3. Provide a **name** for new instance.
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4. Choose the **region** that's closest to you based on [GCP
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ping](https://gcping.com/).
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5. Choose a **zone** (any option is fine).
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6. We recommend choose an **E2 series instance** from the [general-purpose
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family](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types#general_purpose).
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7. Change the instance type to **custom** and set at least **2 cores** and **2
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GB of RAM**. You can add more resources if desired, though you can also edit
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your instance at a later point.
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8. Though optional, we highly recommend switching the persistent disk to an SSD
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with at least 32 GB. To do so, click **change** under **Boot Disk**. Then,
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change the type to **SSD Persistent Disk**, and set the size to **32**. (You
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can also grow your disk at a later date).
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9. Go to **Networking** > **Networking Interfaces** and edit the existing
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interface to use a static internal IP. Click **Done** to save.
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10. If you don't have a [project-wide SSH
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key](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/adding-removing-ssh-keys#project-wide),
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go to **Security** > **SSH Keys** to add your public key.
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11. Click **Create** to proceed.
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Notes:
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- To lower costs, you can shut down your server when you're not using it.
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- We recommend using the `gcloud cli` to avoid using the GCP Dashboard if possible.
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