# Installng code-server on a ChromeOS/CloudReady machine

This guide will show you how to install code-server on your CrOS machine.

## Using Crostini

One of the easier ways to run code-server is via [Crostini](crostini), the Linux
apps support feature in CrOS. Make sure you have enough RAM, HDD space and your
CPU has VT-x/AMD-V support. If your Chromebook has this, then you are qualified
to use Crostini.

If you are running R69, you might want to enable this on
[Chrome Flags](r69-flag). If you run R72, however, this is already enabled for
you.

After checking your prerequisites, follow the steps in [the self-host install
guide](self-hosted-guide) on installing code-server. Once done, make sure
code-server works by running it, then simply go to `penguin.linux.test:8443` to
access code-server. You should be greeted with the following screen. If it
works, congratulations, you have installed code-server in your Chromebook!

![code-server on Chromebook](../assets/cros.png)

Alternatively, if you ran code-server in another container and you need the IP
for that specific container, simply go to Termina's shell via `crosh` and type
`vsh termina`.

```
Loading extra module: /usr/share/crosh/dev.d/50-crosh.sh
Welcome to crosh, the Chrome OS developer shell.

If you got here by mistake, don't panic!  Just close this tab and carry on.

Type 'help' for a list of commands.

If you want to customize the look/behavior, you can use the options page.
Load it by using the Ctrl+Shift+P keyboard shortcut.

crosh> vsh termina
(termina) chronos@localhost ~ $
```

While in termina, run `lxc list`. It should output the list of running
containers.

```
(termina) chronos@localhost ~ $ lxc list
+---------+---------+-----------------------+------+------------+-----------+
|  NAME   |  STATE  |         IPV4          | IPV6 |    TYPE    | SNAPSHOTS |
+---------+---------+-----------------------+------+------------+-----------+
| penguin | RUNNING | 100.115.92.199 (eth0) |      | PERSISTENT | 0         |
+---------+---------+-----------------------+------+------------+-----------+
(termina) chronos@localhost ~ $
```

For this example, we show the default `penguin` container, which is exposed on
`eth0` at 100.115.92.199. Simply enter the IP of the container where code-server
is running into Chrome to access code-server.

[crostini]: https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/tag/project-crostini/
[r69-flag]: chrome://flags/#enable-experimental-crostini-ui
[self-hosted-guide]: ./index.md

## Using Crouton

[Crouton](crouton) is one of the old ways to get a running full Linux via
`chroot` on a Chromebook. To use crouton, enable developer mode and go to
`crosh`. This time, run `shell`, which should drop you to `bash`.

Make sure you downloaded `crouton`, if so, go ahead and run it under
`~/Downloads`. After installing your chroot container via crouton, go ahead and
enter `enter-chroot` to enter your container.

Follow the instructions set in [the self-host install guide](self-hosted-guide)
to install code-server. After that is done, run `code-server` and verify it
works by going to `localhost:8443`.

> At this point in writing, `localhost` seems to work in this method. However,
> it might not apply to newer Chromebooks.

[crouton]: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton