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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.
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.