Context: experiment `minimum-implicit-member ` added the ability to set the default member-roles at a per-organization level. This, along with the related PR stacked listed below, will be used to enable "gateway accounts", which are accounts that are entitled to use the AI Gateway but not create or use workspaces. The Workspaces tab is intentionally left visible for now. Hides the "New workspace" button and the empty-state creation CTA on the Workspaces page for users who cannot create a workspace in any organization, and guards the creation page itself. Adds a shared `createWorkspace` authorization check (`workspace` resource, `create` action, `owner_id: me`, `any_org: true`) to `site/permissions.json` and threads the result through `WorkspacesPageView`, `WorkspacesTable`, and `WorkspacesEmpty`. Users without the permission see an empty state explaining they don't have permission to create workspaces instead of a dead-end CTA. The create CTAs on the Templates pages were already gated by per-organization checks; this brings the Workspaces page in line. `CreateWorkspacePage` is also gated: it adds an org-scoped `createWorkspaceForUserID` check to its existing authorization batch and wraps the view in `RequirePermission`, so a direct URL shows the standard denial dialog instead of a form that 403s on submit. Users who can create workspaces for others (`createWorkspaceForAny`) still see the form. To see this behavior, enable the experiment. As an admin, visit Organization -> Roles, and remove "Organization Workspace Access" from the default roles. Login as a user that is not granted workspace access via a member role. Storybook coverage: `CannotCreateWorkspace` (empty state + hidden button), `CannotCreateWorkspaceWithWorkspaces` (button hidden while the table renders), `CannotCreateWorkspaceWithFilter` (pins the filter empty state's priority over the no-permission one), and `PermissionDenied` for the CreateWorkspacePage gate. The Go SSR permissions test also asserts the new `createWorkspace` entry. ## Stack This PR is independent but related to the gateway-accounts stack: 1. **#27279**: permission-based license seat counting. Behind the `permission-based-licensing` experiment and gated on the AI Governance add-on, `user_limit` counts only users the RBAC engine authorizes to create workspaces. 2. **#27280**: adds the `organization-ai-gateway-access` org role carrying the AI Bridge interception permissions (extracted from the member floors, backfilled into org default roles by migration) and enforces it at AI Gateway authentication; bridge usage stops claiming AI Governance seats under the experiment. 3. ~~**#27281**: gates workspace ACL grants on matching member-level capability (each granted action only takes effect while the recipient holds that action in the org), so workspace sharing is ineffective for (and rejected toward) users without workspace capabilities, evaluated live on every authorization.~~ Tabled - excluded from the gateway-accounts MVP. This PR (#27278) stands alone: it hides the Workspaces page create CTAs for users without workspace-create permission and can merge in any order.
Coder is a self-hosted platform for cloud development environments and AI coding agents. Workspaces are defined with Terraform, connected through a secure Wireguard® tunnel, and automatically shut down when not used. Coder Agents runs a native AI coding agent whose loop executes in the control plane on your infrastructure, with no API keys in workspaces.
- Define cloud development environments in Terraform
- EC2 VMs, Kubernetes Pods, Docker Containers, etc.
- Automatically shutdown idle resources to save on costs
- Onboard developers in seconds instead of days
- Delegate coding work to AI agents on your infrastructure
- Bring any model (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Bedrock, self-hosted)
- No LLM credentials in workspaces, user identity on every action
- Centralized model governance, cost tracking, and audit logging
Quickstart
The most convenient way to try Coder is to install it on your local machine and experiment with provisioning cloud development environments using Docker (works on Linux, macOS, and Windows).
# First, install Coder
curl -L https://coder.com/install.sh | sh
# Start the Coder server (caches data in ~/.cache/coder)
coder server
# Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to create your initial user,
# create a Docker template and provision a workspace
Install
The easiest way to install Coder is to use the
install script for Linux
and macOS. For Windows, use the latest ..._installer.exe file from GitHub
Releases.
curl -L https://coder.com/install.sh | sh
You can run the install script with --dry-run to see the commands that will be used to install without executing them. Run the install script with --help for additional flags.
See install for additional methods.
Once installed, you can start a production deployment with a single command:
# Automatically sets up an external access URL on *.try.coder.app
coder server
# Requires a PostgreSQL instance (version 13 or higher) and external access URL
coder server --postgres-url <url> --access-url <url>
Use coder --help to get a list of flags and environment variables. See the install guides for a complete tutorial.
Documentation
Browse the documentation or visit a specific section below:
- Workspaces: Workspaces contain the IDEs, dependencies, and configuration information needed for software development
- Templates: Templates are written in Terraform and describe the infrastructure for workspaces
- Coder Agents: Delegate coding work to AI agents running on your self-hosted infrastructure
- Administration: Learn how to operate Coder
- Premium: Learn about paid features built for large teams
- IDEs: Connect your existing editor to a workspace
Support
Feel free to open an issue if you have questions, run into bugs, or have a feature request.
Join our Discord to provide feedback on in-progress features and chat with the community using Coder!
Integrations
New integrations are always in progress. Open an issue to request one. Contributions are welcome in any official or community repository.
Official
- Coder Registry: Templates, modules, and integrations for common development environments
- VS Code Extension: Open any Coder workspace in VS Code with a single click
- JetBrains Toolbox Plugin: Open any Coder workspace from JetBrains Toolbox with a single click
- JetBrains Gateway Plugin: Open any Coder workspace in JetBrains Gateway with a single click
- Dev Containers: Build development environments using
devcontainer.jsonon Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift - Kubernetes Log Stream: Stream Kubernetes Pod events to the Coder startup logs
- Self-Hosted VS Code Extension Marketplace: A private extension marketplace that works in restricted or airgapped networks integrating with code-server.
- GitHub Actions: An action to set up the Coder CLI in GitHub workflows
Community
- Community Templates: Community-contributed workspace templates in the Coder Registry
- Community Modules: Community-contributed modules to extend Coder templates
- Provision Coder with Terraform: Provision Coder on Google GKE, Azure AKS, AWS EKS, DigitalOcean DOKS, IBMCloud K8s, OVHCloud K8s, and Scaleway K8s Kapsule with Terraform
- Coder Template GitHub Action: A GitHub Action that updates Coder templates
- Discord: Chat with the community and provide feedback on in-progress features
Contributing
New contributors are always welcome. If you are new to the Coder codebase, see the contribution guide to get started.
Hiring
Apply on the careers page if you are interested in joining the team.
