create script to install code-server with link

[bpmct]

Is there a way to auto-start code-server link without the --link flag? Perhaps we could add to config.yaml?

I'd love to work on a script to attach code-server + --link to a server and have it run on start. That way, people could set up a remote VM with code-server by doing:

1. create VM
2. paste install script into the web shell (DigitalOcean, Linode, AWS)
3. navigate to --link URL and access their code-server. At any time, code-server can now be accessed via the coder URL.

This would eliminate the need to further configure the server (set up ssh keys, docker, etc) and instead use code-server as the primary access point to the server. Similar to sshcode, but with a domain and TLS set up too and no need to manage SSH keys :)

[jsjoeio]

That's a great idea! 🎉

Is there a way to auto-start code-server link without the --link flag? Perhaps we could add to config.yaml?

I tested it locally and it looks like this is supported. You can set link: true in your config.yaml

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