Your space, your way. Codespaces is a home away from home for your code that feels just like your usual machine.
Improving GitHub Codespaces can involve optimizing performance, customizing the development environment, and integrating better workflows. Here are some key areas where you can enhance your Codespace experience:
Minimize build times by using lightweight base images in your devcontainer.json.
Learn more about Docker images
GitHub allows prebuilding environments, which can speed up workspace creation.
Learn more about GitHub Codespaces Prebuilds
Choose the appropriate machine type for your workload (e.g., more RAM/CPU for heavy builds).
Learn more about configuring machine types
Customize .devcontainer/devcontainer.json to define extensions, scripts, and settings.
Learn more about devcontainer.json
Add VS Code extensions to improve productivity (e.g., ESLint, Prettier, Docker, Python).
Learn more about VS Code extensions
Use dotfiles to personalize your shell, Git settings, and aliases.
Learn more about using dotfiles
Automate build, test, and deployment processes directly from your Codespace.
Learn more about GitHub Actions
Collaborate in real-time by using VS Code’s Live Share extension.
Learn more about VS Code Live Share
Use gh CLI to manage repositories and issues efficiently from the terminal.
Store sensitive credentials securely using GitHub secrets.
Learn more about GitHub secrets
Keep dependencies updated and secure.
Ensure code reviews by defining ownership in .github/CODEOWNERS.
Take advantage of VS Code's debugging tools in your Codespace.
Learn more about VS Code debugging
Regularly check memory and CPU usage with top or htop.
Learn more about monitoring resource usage
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