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Nick Vigilante c84aa564ba docs: normalize code-fence languages for Shiki compatibility (#27161)
Normalizes non-standard code-fence language tags across `docs/**` so a
strict highlighter (Shiki, used by Fumadocs) won't fail the build on an
unrecognized language, and unifies redundant synonym tags onto one
canonical form per language. The current renderer (Speed-Highlight)
detects the language from the code content, not the fence label, so this
drift wasn't visible until now.

## Changes

- `hcl` -> `tf` (199 fences, including indented ones nested in
numbered/bulleted lists). Shiki ships `hcl` and `terraform` as two
distinct grammars (not aliases); every `hcl`-tagged fence in `docs/**`
is actually Terraform resource/data/provider syntax, so the more
specific `terraform` grammar is correct for all of them. `tf` is Shiki's
own alias for that grammar, and it's also what GitHub's own markdown
renderer resolves to the same HCL/Terraform highlighting.
- `pwsh`/`powershell` -> `ps1`. Both `ps` and `ps1` are registered
PowerShell aliases in Shiki, but on GitHub's renderer only `.ps1` is a
registered file extension (`.ps` isn't), so `ps1` renders identically to
`powershell` there today while bare `ps` would silently lose
highlighting.
- `env` -> `dotenv` (a dedicated Shiki grammar for `KEY=VALUE` files)
- `text`/`output`/`none`/`url` -> `txt`. Same built-in plain-text
fallback either way, just shorter.
- `Dockerfile` -> `dockerfile` (lowercase)
- `bash`/`shell` -> `sh` (732 fences). Shiki and GitHub both alias all
three to a single shell grammar; this was already the style guide's
stated preference, just not enforced across the existing corpus until
now.
- `markdown` -> `md` (4 fences). Alias of the same grammar in both Shiki
and GitHub.
- `jsonc` -> `json` (1 fence). The block has no comments or trailing
commas, so it doesn't need the comments-capable grammar.
- `ts` -> `tsx` (2 fences, `docs/about/contributing/frontend.md`).
Verified the actual content tokenizes identically under both grammars,
and a sibling block in the same file already needs `tsx` for real JSX,
so unifying to one tag is safe for this file. Documented a caveat: `tsx`
mis-tokenizes the legacy angle-bracket type-assertion syntax
(`<Type>value`), which is invalid in real `.tsx` files anyway, so use
`value as Type` instead.
- `yml` -> `yaml` (1 fence)
- Updated `docs/.style/style-guide/formatting.md` to document all
canonical tags

`promql` (2 fences) and `caddyfile` (2 fences) are left as-is. Shiki
doesn't bundle a grammar for either, so they need a custom grammar
registration when the site adopts Shiki, rather than degrading to `txt`.
Tracked as follow-up work under DOCS-118 and
[DOCS-544](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-544/vendor-a-local-promql-grammar-for-shiki-syntax-highlighting)
(promql).

Does not touch `offlinedocs/`.

Linear:
[DOCS-476](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-476/normalize-docs-code-fence-languages-de-risk-shikifumadocs)

<details>
<summary>How the fence tags were verified</summary>

Each tag was tested against a real `shiki@latest` highlighter instance
(`codeToHtml`/`codeToTokens`) and cross-checked against GitHub's
`@wooorm/starry-night` grammar sources (the renderer that actually
displays these `.md` files today, in repo browsing and PR diffs), since
that's what determines whether brevity is safe before Shiki adoption:

```text
FAIL  env        -- Language `env` is not included in this bundle.
FAIL  Dockerfile -- Language `Dockerfile` is not included in this bundle.
FAIL  promql     -- Language `promql` is not included in this bundle.
FAIL  caddyfile  -- Language `caddyfile` is not included in this bundle.
FAIL  pwsh       -- Language `pwsh` is not included in this bundle.
FAIL  output     -- Language `output` is not included in this bundle.
```

`hcl` doesn't error in Shiki, since it's a real grammar, but that's
exactly the trap: it was silently rendering every fence with the generic
HCL grammar instead of the Terraform-specific one. Every `hcl`-tagged
fence in `docs/**` was manually checked against `origin/main` and is
genuinely Terraform content.

For `ts`/`tsx`, tokenizing the actual doc content confirmed identical
output under both grammars; a synthetic test with the legacy
angle-bracket cast syntax confirmed `tsx` degrades on that specific
construct, which the style guide now calls out.

The first normalization pass only matched fence tags at column 0
(`^```tag$`), missing tags indented inside numbered/bulleted lists. A
follow-up pass caught the remaining occurrences at any indentation
level.

</details>


---

*This PR description and the underlying changes were prepared with Coder
Agents assistance.*
2026-07-15 14:07:09 -04:00
Nick Vigilante 83acdaebd1 docs: add DOCKER_HOST guidance for non-default Docker socket paths (#26807)
## What

Add `DOCKER_HOST` guidance for non-default Docker socket paths to two
pages:

- `docs/install/docker.md`: expands the **Cannot connect to the Docker
daemon**
troubleshooting section with the `DOCKER_HOST` fix and how to persist it
to
  your shell startup file.
- `docs/admin/templates/troubleshooting.md`: adds a concise **Cannot
connect to
the Docker daemon** entry that cross-references the install guide for
the full
  steps.

## Why

`install/docker.md` previously documented only the default socket path
(`/var/run/docker.sock`). When Docker runs through a tool that uses a
per-user
socket, such as rootless Docker on Linux, or Colima, Podman, or Rancher
Desktop
on macOS, the daemon exposes its socket at a non-default path, so the
Coder
server cannot connect until `DOCKER_HOST` is set. The guidance frames
Colima as
one example, notes that default socket paths vary by tool, and persists
the
setting in a shell-agnostic way.

Generated by Coder Agents on behalf of @nickvigilante.
2026-07-08 11:33:02 -04:00
Nick Vigilante 89b0a66079 docs: add top-level Get started section and move the Quickstart (#26821)
Add a top-level "Get started" docs section to the nav and move the Quickstart to /docs/get-started, with inbound link updates and the install page TIP pointing to the Quickstart.

Filed via Coder Agents on Nick's behalf.
2026-06-29 16:07:10 -04:00
Nick Vigilante e458692cb8 refactor(docs): convert absolute coder/coder blob/tree/main links to relative (DOCS-351) (#26341)
Closes [DOCS-351](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-351).

> [!WARNING]
> **DO NOT MERGE** until
[DOCS-349](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-349)
([coder.com#877](https://github.com/coder/coder.com/pull/877)) has
shipped to production and baked for at least one Vercel cycle.
>
> Without DOCS-349, the relative links in this PR resolve to broken
docs-route URLs (`/docs/helm/coder/values.yaml` -> 404) instead of
GitHub URLs tagged with the displayed docs version. DOCS-349 fixes the
rewriter to classify these as GitHub blob/tree URLs with the page's
resolved ref.

## TL;DR

Converts 121 absolute
`https://github.com/coder/coder/(blob|tree)/main/<path>` links across 39
docs markdown files to relative paths. After this lands AND DOCS-349
deploys, every one of these links will follow the displayed docs version
(mainline tag on bare URLs, explicit tag on `/@vX.Y.Z/`, `main` on
`/@main/`) instead of always pointing to `main`.

## Why

Today a reader on `/docs/@v2.30.0/install/docker` follows a
`compose.yaml` link and arrives at `main`'s `compose.yaml`, which
doesn't necessarily match what the docs page describes. Helm values,
Terraform templates, and source-code references in particular drift
across versions. The fix is to let the coder.com rewriter substitute the
page's resolved ref into the URL; that only works on relative links.

## Example payoff (post-DOCS-349)

| URL | Today (absolute, always `main`) | After (relative + rewriter) |
|---|---|---|
| `/docs/install/docker` |
`https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/main/compose.yaml` |
`https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/v2.34.1/compose.yaml` (today's
mainline) |
| `/docs/@v2.30.0/install/docker` | same as above |
`https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/v2.30.0/compose.yaml` |
| `/docs/@main/install/docker` | same as above |
`https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/main/compose.yaml` |

## Scope

- **121 conversions** across **39 files**.
- Verb breakdown: `tree/main` (directories) and `blob/main` (files),
both flipped to relative paths.
- Line anchors (`#L23-L24`) and query strings preserved verbatim.
- Conversion is mechanical: relative path computed from the doc file's
directory to the target via `os.path.relpath`. Any path starting at the
same directory or below gets a `./` prefix; otherwise `../` chains.

## Rebased on main

The branch was rebased onto `main` after the DOCS-350 hotfix
([#26339](https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/26339)) merged. The hotfix
repointed 3 `docs-backend-contrib-guide` refs in `backend.md` to `main`,
which then needed the same `main` -> relative conversion this PR is
doing for the other 121 links. The conflict was resolved by reapplying
the mechanical conversion to `backend.md` after taking the hotfix's
content. Net result: those 3 links land here as relative, same as
everything else. New HEAD `3f501cb622`.

## Inline fix folded in: dead `nix` link

- `docs/about/contributing/CONTRIBUTING.md:7` -> `../../../nix`

The original absolute URL `https://github.com/coder/coder/tree/main/nix`
already returned 404 today. Repointed to `flake.nix` (modern Nix
entrypoint, what the prose "Nix environment" semantically refers to).
Closes [DOCS-357](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-357) here since
the `check-docs` Linkspector job surfaced it during rebase; cheaper to
fix inline than in a separate single-line PR.

## Out of scope (filed separately)

- [DOCS-350](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-350): 3 dead
`docs-backend-contrib-guide` branch refs in `backend.md`
([#26339](https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/26339), merged).
- [DOCS-352](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-352): 10 SHA-pinned
`(blob|tree)/<sha>` links pending intent review.
- [DOCS-355](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-355): code-server
analog (4 absolute `(blob|tree)/main` links in `coder/code-server`).
- [DOCS-356](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-356): 2 upstream
content bugs in `coder/code-server/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md` (independent of
this PR).


## Not triggering `/coder-agents-review`

Docs-only edit; per `AGENTS.md` the bot review is reserved for
product/CI changes.

## Pre-mortem

| Concern | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| Merging before DOCS-349 deploys regresses ~120 currently-working links
into 404s on coder.com | Clear DO-NOT-MERGE banner; tracked as blocker
in Linear. |
| Relative path computed incorrectly (off-by-one `..`) | Verified all
114 newly-relative non-md/non-image paths resolve to existing files in
the repo (only exception is the pre-existing dead `nix` link above). |
| Line anchors stripped during conversion | Preserved by the
substitution regex; verified `#L<n>-L<m>` cases in `airgap.md` and
`speed-up-templates.md`. |
| Future code reorgs change file locations | Relative links will start
pointing to nothing. Same failure mode as absolute links pointing to
renamed files; can be caught with a future link-checker job. |

## Validation

```
$ grep -rE 'github\.com/coder/coder/(blob|tree)/main' docs --include="*.md" | wc -l
0
$ git diff --stat origin/main | tail -1
39 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)
```

114 newly-relative paths verified to resolve to existing repo files
(Python `os.path.exists` check on each computed target).

<details>
<summary>Decision log + planning context</summary>

**Why relative over `(blob|tree)/{{currentDocsVersion}}/...`
templating**: relative paths require zero markdown-system support and
zero upstream churn beyond this one PR. Templating would require a
preprocessor on `coder.com` side AND a convention upstream authors have
to remember; relative paths just work in a plain editor and
`github.com`'s own renderer too.

**Why `./` prefix on same-directory targets**: makes the conversion
grep-able later (`grep -E '\((\.\./|\./)'`).

**Why preserve `#L<n>-L<m>` anchors verbatim**: the anchor is meaningful
to the linked file's content, not to the URL form; keeping it as-is
preserves authorial intent. If the file later changes such that the line
range drifts, that's a different problem the SHA-pin audit
([DOCS-352](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DOCS-352)) will surface.

</details>

---

*Generated by Coder Agents on @nickvigilante's behalf.*





## Drive-by external link fix folded in

`docs/about/contributing/CONTRIBUTING.md:296` cited
`https://reflectoring.io/meaningful-commit-messages/` which is returning
HTTP 503 (the host appears to be down site-wide right now). `check-docs`
Linkspector flagged it after the rebase. Replaced with
`https://cbea.ms/git-commit/` (Chris Beams' canonical "If applied, this
commit will..." article, confirmed 200), which is the original source of
the rule the prose recites anyway.
2026-06-22 11:39:12 -04:00
Nick Vigilante ea280c5a90 docs(docs/install): strengthen Linux-only requirement on Docker install page (#25742)
Closes DOCS-68.

Promotes the existing "Linux only" guidance on `docs/install/docker.md`
from an easy-to-miss bullet point to a prominent `[!IMPORTANT]` callout,
and briefly states *why* the page is Linux-only so macOS readers do not
waste time on the `getent` / `--group-add` snippets.

## Why this re-scope vs. the original ticket

The original DOCS-68 scope was "add a macOS `getent` alternative". On
inspection, that framing has three problems:

1. The Requirements section already says "A Linux machine. For macOS
devices, start Coder using the standalone binary," so macOS users are
already redirected. The signal just lives in a bullet that is easy to
overlook.
2. The `--group-add $DOCKER_GROUP` mechanism that drives the `getent`
call is Linux-specific. macOS Docker runtimes (Docker Desktop, Colima,
Rancher Desktop, Podman) use a VM and forward the socket differently;
the flag does not translate cleanly to any of them.
3. Defining a canonical macOS Docker path is the scope of
[DEVREL-22](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DEVREL-22) (recommend
Colima / Rancher / Podman alternatives in the Quick Start guide).
DOCS-68 should not pre-empt that work.

This PR narrows the fix to making the existing macOS guidance
unmissable. A real macOS Docker install path can come as a separate
follow-up once DEVREL-22 lands and the recommended runtime is settled.

<details>
<summary>Decision log</summary>

* **(A) Close DOCS-68 as absorbed by DEVREL-22.** Rejected — the install
page still has a discoverability problem that DEVREL-22 (Quick Start)
will not fix.
* **(B) Re-scope DOCS-68 to a narrow today-fix (this PR).** Selected.
* **(C) Defer DOCS-68 until DEVREL-22 lands.** Rejected — the install
page is shipping the weaker guidance every day until then.

</details>

> [!NOTE]
> This is a docs-only change. No product code was modified.

---

*Generated by Coder Agents on behalf of @nickvigilante.*
2026-05-28 10:48:53 -04:00
Ben Potter cfce751b8a docs(docs): improve Docker daemon troubleshooting for all platforms (#24922)
Improves the Docker daemon troubleshooting in the quickstart and Docker
install docs:

- Renames the quickstart entry from "Cannot connect to the Docker daemon
on Linux" to cover all platforms.
- Adds a plain-English explanation of what the error means (Docker is
not installed or not running).
- Adds tabbed macOS/Linux/Windows instructions to the quickstart (macOS
and Windows were missing).
- Simplifies the Linux steps to match what Step 1 of the quickstart
already teaches.
- Adds a matching entry to `docs/install/docker.md` with a cross-link to
the quickstart for platform-specific steps.

Supersedes #24907 which was closed without merging.

Fixes https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DEVREL-23

> Generated with [Coder Agents](https://coder.com/agents)
2026-05-05 12:44:39 -05:00
edd5d83280 ci: bump the github-actions group with 12 updates (#24558)
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2026-04-23 10:31:55 +05:00
e17b47f9ff docs: restructure docker installation with tabs (#19567)
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Co-authored-by: Atif Ali <atif@coder.com>
2025-12-03 17:02:08 +05:00
Atif Ali 2b3ae549ca chore: rename docker-compose.yaml to compose.yaml (#19480)
Docker recommends using a `compose.yaml` file.
2025-08-23 11:32:14 +05:00
101b62dc3e docs: convert alerts to use GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) (#16850)
followup to #16761 

thanks @lucasmelin !

+ thanks: @ethanndickson @Parkreiner @matifali @aqandrew 

- [x] update snippet
- [x] find/replace
- [x] spot-check


[preview](https://coder.com/docs/@16761-gfm-callouts/admin/templates/managing-templates/schedule)
(and others)

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2025-03-10 16:58:20 -04:00
Edward Angert f66a59f381 docs: highlight the tip in coder-preview section and move step (#16597)
- moves the step out of the tip and the tip into the step
- adds some context to what to do with the URL
2025-02-17 12:36:06 -05:00
Edward AngertandM Atif Ali a5643b6f8c docs: add doc on how to try a coder-preview build (#16314)
Co-authored-by: M Atif Ali <atif@coder.com>
2025-02-17 12:36:14 +00:00
419eba5fb6 docs: restructure docs (#14421)
Closes #13434 
Supersedes #14182

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Co-authored-by: Ethan Dickson <ethan@coder.com>
Co-authored-by: Ben Potter <ben@coder.com>
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Co-authored-by: Stephen Kirby <me@skirby.dev>
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2024-10-05 10:52:04 -05:00
Muhammad Atif Ali 799d71f6b2 docs: simplify docker installation docs (#12187) 2024-02-16 12:53:03 +00:00
Stephen Kirby 91a8b1b886 chore: fix broken docs links (#11760)
* fixed broken install/packages.md link

* fixed broken docs links

* fixed admin/auth link

* fixed example-guide links

* replaced mitchell tweet with nix docs

* make fmt

* replaced private image with imgur
2024-01-22 18:45:34 -06:00
Muhammad Atif Ali 5bfbf9f9e6 chore(docs/install/docker.md): shorten headings length (#11630) 2024-01-16 07:19:58 +00:00
Muhammad Atif Ali 9682db593e chore(docs): reorganize installation docs (#11465) 2024-01-10 15:00:19 +03:00
Stephen Kirby 83e1349c2c moved docker installation warning to install/docker (#11273) 2023-12-18 18:19:20 -06:00
Muhammad Atif Ali d37f6d80f7 chore(docs): update docs for correct use of shell and console and enforce linewidth (#9245) 2023-08-23 12:27:57 +03:00
Eric Paulsen 6715cb6a95 docs: resolve README 404s (#7822) 2023-06-02 20:56:06 +00:00
Ben PotterandMuhammad Atif Ali 9afbd152fc chore: fix one broken link (#7143)
* fix one broken link

* Fix the hopefully last broken link

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2023-04-14 18:28:58 +00:00
Muhammad Atif Ali 0e50afe4cf fix(docs): fix broken docs (#7138)
* fixing a lot of broken links

* more fixes

* add 0 as valid status codes

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1 --> 0 as status code
2023-04-14 11:11:51 -05:00
Ben Potter ded931f0f6 docs: rename quickstart to platforms + Kubernetes guide (#6972)
* rename quickstart to platforms + Kubernetes guide

* fmt
2023-04-03 09:51:07 -05:00
Eric Paulsen b287ec5eec docs: clarify mac docker install (#6788)
* clarify mac docker install

* point MacOS users to standalone binary

* macOS
2023-03-26 12:39:20 +00:00
Bruno Quaresma 8ef0306c08 Revert "docs: Change console to shell and remove unused elements (#5960)" (#5964)
This reverts commit 61dcf643e8.
2023-02-01 17:05:45 -03:00
Bruno Quaresma 61dcf643e8 docs: Change console to shell and remove unused elements (#5960) 2023-02-01 18:27:11 +00:00
sharkymark 8df02f42c0 docs: make it clear the CLI must be downloaded to use templates (#5373) 2022-12-13 19:31:09 +00:00
Eric Paulsen 614e40c0f5 add: postgres version requirement (#4611) 2022-10-18 00:24:49 +00:00
Kyle CarberryandBen Potter 3cc77d96eb feat: Add tunnel by default (#4399)
* feat: Add tunnel by default

If an access URL is not specified, we will always tunnel.

This is from community-member feedback who exclaimed that
it's confusing having the default for `coder server` display
a warning message, and I agree.

There is very little (maybe none) in running `coder server`
without tunnel and without an access URL, so this seems like
overall a much better UX.

* Update install.sh

Co-authored-by: Ben Potter <ben@coder.com>

* Update docs/install/packages.md

Co-authored-by: Ben Potter <ben@coder.com>

* Fix reset pass test

* Fix e2e test

Co-authored-by: Ben Potter <ben@coder.com>
2022-10-07 08:05:56 -05:00
Mathias Fredriksson 31aaa1ed59 docs: Update Docker docs and docker-compose, mention group-add (#4237) 2022-09-28 16:33:36 +03:00
Mohammed Agboola 656dcc0050 fix: typo (#4149) 2022-09-21 17:38:51 -05:00
Ben Potter 3ded910cca Add support for coder tunnel in docker-compose (#4027) 2022-09-13 14:53:41 +00:00
Christian Feldkirchner 1ee1db9664 Update docker.md (#4004)
Added a more detailed description on how to create the initial user (via the web ui)
2022-09-13 05:17:01 +00:00
Ben Potter d380c9494d fix: broken docker-compose link (#3976) 2022-09-09 11:04:02 -05:00
Ben Potter 3610f09c77 chore: separate install docs (#3859) 2022-09-08 14:41:00 -05:00