diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index 8ade51ce..8f0e18c1 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ - [Can I use Docker in a code-server container?](#can-i-use-docker-in-a-code-server-container) - [How do I disable telemetry?](#how-do-i-disable-telemetry) - [What's the difference between code-server and Theia?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-theia) -- [What's the difference between code-server and VS Code Codespaces?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-vs-code-codespaces) +- [What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-openvscode-server) +- [What's the difference between code-server and GitHub Codespaces?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-github-codespaces) - [Does code-server have any security login validation?](#does-code-server-have-any-security-login-validation) - [Are there community projects involving code-server?](#are-there-community-projects-involving-code-server) - [How do I change the port?](#how-do-i-change-the-port) @@ -377,18 +378,31 @@ for extensions. Theia doesn't allow you to reuse your existing VS Code config. -## What's the difference between code-server and VS Code Codespaces? +## What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server? -Both code-server and VS Code Codespaces allow you to access VS Code via a -browser. +code-server and OpenVSCode-Server both allow you to access VS Code via a +browser. The two projects also use their own [forks of VS Code](https://github.com/cdr/vscode) to +leverage modern VS Code APIs and stay up to date with the upsteam version. -VS Code Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by -Microsoft. While you can self-host environments with VS Code Codespaces, you -still need an Azure billing account, and you must access VS Code via the -Codespaces web dashboard instead of connecting directly to it. +However, OpenVSCode-Server is scoped at only making VS Code available in the web browser. +code-server includes some other features: -On the other hand, code-server is free, open-source, and can be run on any -machine with few limitations. +- password auth +- proxy web ports +- certificate support +- plugin API +- settings sync (coming soon) + +For more details, see [this discussion post](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/discussions/4267#discussioncomment-1411583). + +## What's the difference between code-server and GitHub Codespaces? + +Both code-server and GitHub Codespaces allow you to access VS Code via a +browser. GitHub Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by +GitHub and Microsoft. + +On the other hand, code-server is self-hosted, free, open-source, and +can be run on any machine with few limitations. ## Does code-server have any security login validation?