diff --git a/docs/admin/templates/extending-templates/prebuilt-workspaces.md b/docs/admin/templates/extending-templates/prebuilt-workspaces.md index 70c2031d2a..739e13d913 100644 --- a/docs/admin/templates/extending-templates/prebuilt-workspaces.md +++ b/docs/admin/templates/extending-templates/prebuilt-workspaces.md @@ -1,18 +1,12 @@ # Prebuilt workspaces -> [!WARNING] -> Prebuilds Compatibility Limitations: -> Prebuilt workspaces currently do not work reliably with [DevContainers feature](../managing-templates/devcontainers/index.md). -> If your project relies on DevContainer configuration, we recommend disabling prebuilds or carefully testing behavior before enabling them. -> -> We’re actively working to improve compatibility, but for now, please avoid using prebuilds with this feature to ensure stability and expected behavior. +Prebuilt workspaces (prebuilds) reduce workspace creation time with an automatically-maintained pool of +ready-to-use workspaces for specific parameter presets. -Prebuilt workspaces allow template administrators to improve the developer experience by reducing workspace -creation time with an automatically maintained pool of ready-to-use workspaces for specific parameter presets. - -The template administrator configures a template to provision prebuilt workspaces in the background, and then when a developer creates -a new workspace that matches the preset, Coder assigns them an existing prebuilt instance. -Prebuilt workspaces significantly reduce wait times, especially for templates with complex provisioning or lengthy startup procedures. +The template administrator defines the prebuilt workspace's parameters and number of instances to keep provisioned. +The desired number of workspaces are then provisioned transparently. +When a developer creates a new workspace that matches the definition, Coder assigns them an existing prebuilt workspace. +This significantly reduces wait times, especially for templates with complex provisioning or lengthy startup procedures. Prebuilt workspaces are: @@ -21,6 +15,9 @@ Prebuilt workspaces are: - Monitored and replaced automatically to maintain your desired pool size. - Automatically scaled based on time-based schedules to optimize resource usage. +Prebuilt workspaces are a special type of workspace that don't follow the +[regular workspace scheduling features](../../../user-guides/workspace-scheduling.md) like autostart and autostop. Instead, they have their own reconciliation loop that handles prebuild-specific scheduling features such as TTL and prebuild scheduling. + ## Relationship to workspace presets Prebuilt workspaces are tightly integrated with [workspace presets](./parameters.md#workspace-presets): @@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ instances your Coder deployment should maintain, and optionally configure a `exp prebuilds { instances = 3 # Number of prebuilt workspaces to maintain expiration_policy { - ttl = 86400 # Time (in seconds) after which unclaimed prebuilds are expired (1 day) + ttl = 86400 # Time (in seconds) after which unclaimed prebuilds are expired (86400 = 1 day) } } } @@ -159,17 +156,17 @@ data "coder_workspace_preset" "goland" { **Scheduling configuration:** -- **`timezone`**: The timezone for all cron expressions (required). Only a single timezone is supported per scheduling configuration. -- **`schedule`**: One or more schedule blocks defining when to scale to specific instance counts. - - **`cron`**: Cron expression interpreted as continuous time ranges (required). - - **`instances`**: Number of prebuilt workspaces to maintain during this schedule (required). +- `timezone`: (Required) The timezone for all cron expressions. Only a single timezone is supported per scheduling configuration. +- `schedule`: One or more schedule blocks defining when to scale to specific instance counts. + - `cron`: (Required) Cron expression interpreted as continuous time ranges. + - `instances`: (Required) Number of prebuilt workspaces to maintain during this schedule. **How scheduling works:** 1. The reconciliation loop evaluates all active schedules every reconciliation interval (`CODER_WORKSPACE_PREBUILDS_RECONCILIATION_INTERVAL`). -2. The schedule that matches the current time becomes active. Overlapping schedules are disallowed by validation rules. -3. If no schedules match the current time, the base `instances` count is used. -4. The reconciliation loop automatically creates or destroys prebuilt workspaces to match the target count. +1. The schedule that matches the current time becomes active. Overlapping schedules are disallowed by validation rules. +1. If no schedules match the current time, the base `instances` count is used. +1. The reconciliation loop automatically creates or destroys prebuilt workspaces to match the target count. **Cron expression format:** @@ -227,7 +224,7 @@ When a template's active version is updated: 1. Prebuilt workspaces for old versions are automatically deleted. 1. New prebuilt workspaces are created for the active template version. 1. If dependencies change (e.g., an [AMI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AMIs.html) update) without a template version change: - - You may delete the existing prebuilt workspaces manually. + - You can delete the existing prebuilt workspaces manually. - Coder will automatically create new prebuilt workspaces with the updated dependencies. The system always maintains the desired number of prebuilt workspaces for the active template version. @@ -285,13 +282,6 @@ For example, the [`ami`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/l has [`ForceNew`](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/internal/service/ec2/ec2_instance.go#L75-L81) set, since the AMI cannot be changed in-place._ -#### Updating claimed prebuilt workspace templates - -Once a prebuilt workspace has been claimed, and if its template uses `ignore_changes`, users may run into an issue where the agent -does not reconnect after a template update. This shortcoming is described in [this issue](https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/17840) -and will be addressed before the next release (v2.23). In the interim, a simple workaround is to restart the workspace -when it is in this problematic state. - ### Monitoring and observability #### Available metrics