From 85042e29101491d939bb508d0686cd915d19c06a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Asher Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:38:39 -0900 Subject: [PATCH] Note settings change from VS Code web and Codespaces --- docs/FAQ.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index a695cc64a..c9c4f7c3a 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ - [What's the difference between code-server and Theia?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-theia) - [What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-openvscode-server) - [What's the difference between code-server and GitHub Codespaces?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-github-codespaces) +- [What's the difference between code-server and VS Code web?](#whats-the-difference-between-code-server-and-vs-code-web) - [Does code-server have any security login validation?](#does-code-server-have-any-security-login-validation) - [Are there community projects involving code-server?](#are-there-community-projects-involving-code-server) - [How do I change the port?](#how-do-i-change-the-port) @@ -439,6 +440,8 @@ Specific changes include: - The ability to use your own marketplace and collect your own telemetry - Built-in proxy for accessing ports on the remote machine integrated into VS Code's ports panel +- Settings are stored on disk like desktop VS Code, instead of in browser + storage (note that state is still stored in browser storage). - Wrapper process that spawns VS Code on-demand and has a separate CLI - Notification when updates are available - [Some other things](https://github.com/coder/code-server/tree/main/patches) @@ -447,6 +450,12 @@ Some of these changes appear very unlikely to ever be adopted by Microsoft. Some may make their way upstream, further closing the gap, but at the moment it looks like there will always be some subtle differences. +## What's the difference between code-server and VS Code web? + +VS Code web (which can be ran using `code serve-web`) has the same differences +as the Codespaces section above. VS Code web can be a better choice if you need +access to the official Microsoft marketplace. + ## Does code-server have any security login validation? code-server supports setting a single password and limits logins to two per