Michael Suchacz
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> This PR was authored by Mux on behalf of Mike. ## Summary Adds support for multiple peer root workspace agents sharing the same `auth_instance_id`, so AWS, Azure, and GCP instance-identity auth can issue the correct session token for a selected agent instead of assuming a single root agent per instance. ## Problem When a Terraform template attaches two or more `coder_agent` resources (with `auth = "aws-instance-identity"`) to a single compute instance, every agent shares the same cloud instance ID. The existing singular lookup picks whichever agent was created most recently, silently ignoring the others. ## Solution Introduce an optional pre-auth agent selector (`CODER_AGENT_NAME`) and make the server-side lookup ambiguity-aware. **Database layer:** - `GetWorkspaceAgentsByInstanceID` (`:many`): returns all matching root agents for an instance ID. - `GetWorkspaceAgentByInstanceIDAndName` (`:one`): returns the named root agent for disambiguation. **SDK and CLI:** - `agent_name` field added to AWS, Azure, and GCP request structs (`omitempty` for backward compatibility). - `CODER_AGENT_NAME` env var and `--agent-name` flag wired into the agent bootstrap before instance-identity auth runs. **Server handler (`handleAuthInstanceID`):** - When `agent_name` is present: direct lookup by (instance ID, name). - When absent: legacy lookup, then resource-scoped ambiguity check. Returns 409 with available agent names if multiple root agents match. - Whitespace-only names are trimmed and treated as unspecified. - Sub-agents remain excluded (`parent_id IS NULL` filter). **Verification template:** - `examples/templates/aws-multi-agent/` provisions one EC2 instance with two agents (`main` and `dev`), both using instance-identity auth with `CODER_AGENT_NAME` set in the cloud-init user data. ## Backward compatibility Existing single-agent deployments work unchanged. The `agent_name` field is optional with `omitempty`, and the unnamed path preserves today's behavior when only one root agent matches.
Coder enables organizations to set up development environments in their public or private cloud infrastructure. Cloud development environments are defined with Terraform, connected through a secure high-speed Wireguard® tunnel, and automatically shut down when not used to save on costs. Coder gives engineering teams the flexibility to use the cloud for workloads most beneficial to them.
- 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
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 our
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. Use our install guides for a complete walkthrough.
Documentation
Browse our docs here or visit a specific section below:
- Templates: Templates are written in Terraform and describe the infrastructure for workspaces
- Workspaces: Workspaces contain the IDEs, dependencies, and configuration information needed for software development
- IDEs: Connect your existing editor to a workspace
- Administration: Learn how to operate Coder
- Premium: Learn about our paid features built for large teams
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
We are always working on new integrations. Please feel free to open an issue and ask for an integration. Contributions are welcome in any official or community repositories.
Official
- 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 Container Builder: Build development environments using
devcontainer.jsonon Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift - Coder Registry: Build and extend development environments with common use-cases
- 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.
- Setup Coder: An action to setup coder CLI in GitHub workflows.
Community
- 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
Contributing
We are always happy to see new contributors to Coder. If you are new to the Coder codebase, we have a guide on how to get started. We'd love to see your contributions!
Hiring
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