#11918 took away advanced settings during template creation however it
did not clean up the documentation of a reference to customising the
template permissions during template creation -
https://coder.com/docs/admin/templates/template-permissions
> By default the Everyone group is assigned to each template meaning any
Coder user can use the template to create a workspace. To prevent this,
disable the Allow everyone to use the template setting when creating a
template.
This setting is no longer present in Coder, so removing it from the
docs.
## Problem
The Sysbox docker-in-workspaces docs examples use `sudo dockerd &` in
`startup_script` to start Docker. This causes workspaces to report as
unhealthy because `dockerd` keeps references to stdout/stderr after the
script exits.
## Fix
Replace `sudo dockerd &` with `sudo service docker start`, which
properly daemonizes Docker through the service manager and returns
cleanly. This matches the pattern used in our [dogfood
template](https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/main/dogfood/coder/main.tf#L614).
## Validation
Created a test template and workspace on dogfood — agent reported `✔
healthy` and `docker info` confirmed the daemon running inside the
workspace.
Fixes#21166
> 🤖 This PR was created with the help of Coder Agents, and has been
reviewed by my human. 🧑💻
## Description
Implements the server-side merge logic for the `merge_strategy`
attribute added to `coder_env` in [terraform-provider-coder
v2.15.0](https://github.com/coder/terraform-provider-coder/pull/489).
This allows template authors to control how duplicate environment
variable names are combined across multiple `coder_env` resources.
Relates to https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/21885
## Supported strategies
| Strategy | Behavior |
|----------|----------|
| `replace` (default) | Last value wins — backward compatible |
| `append` | Joins values with `:` separator (e.g. PATH additions) |
| `prepend` | Prepends value with `:` separator |
| `error` | Fails the build if the variable is already defined |
## Example
```hcl
resource "coder_env" "path_tools" {
agent_id = coder_agent.dev.id
name = "PATH"
value = "/home/coder/tools/bin"
merge_strategy = "append"
}
```
## Changes
- **Proto**: Added `merge_strategy` field to `Env` message in
`provisioner.proto`
- **State reader**: Updated `agentEnvAttributes` struct and proto
construction in `resources.go`
- **Merge logic**: Added `mergeExtraEnvs()` function in
`provisionerdserver.go` with strategy-aware merging for both agent envs
and devcontainer subagent envs
- **Tests**: 15 unit tests covering all strategies, edge cases (empty
values, mixed strategies, multiple appends)
- **Dependency**: Bumped `terraform-provider-coder` v2.14.0 → v2.15.0
- **Fixtures**: Updated `duplicate-env-keys` test fixtures and golden
files
## Ordering
When multiple resources `append` or `prepend` to the same key, they are
processed in alphabetical order by Terraform resource address (per the
determinism fix in #22706).
relates to #21335
Enables the agent socket by default and updates docs to strike references to having to enable it.
The PRs in this stack change the MCP server that Tasks use to update their status to rely on the agent socket, rather than directly dialing Coderd with the agent token.
Default disable was a reasonable default when it was only used for the experimental script ordering features, but now that we want to use it for Tasks, it should be default on.
### Summary
Workspace created via mode=auto links now require explicit user
confirmation before provisioning. A warning dialog shows all prefilled
param.* values from the URL and blocks creation until the user clicks
`Confirm and Create`. Clicking `Cancel` falls back to the standard form
view.
<img width="820" height="475" alt="auto-create-consent-dialog"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8339e3bd-434f-4a04-9385-436bf95f49d7"
/>
### Breaking behavior change
Links using `mode=auto` (e.g., "Open in Coder" buttons) will no longer
silently create workspaces. Users will now see a consent dialog and must
explicitly confirm before the workspace is provisioned. Any existing
integrations or automation relying on `mode=auto` for seamless workspace
creation will now require manual user interaction.
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## Description
Fixes an incorrect path in the air-gapped/offline installation
documentation for publishing Coder modules to Artifactory.
The [coder/registry](https://github.com/coder/registry) repo has the
following structure:
```
registry/ # repo root
└── registry/ # subdirectory
└── coder/
└── modules/
```
The documentation previously instructed users to run:
```shell
cd registry/coder/modules
```
But the correct path is:
```shell
cd registry/registry/coder/modules
```
This was causing confusion for users trying to set up Coder modules in
air-gapped environments with Artifactory or similar repository managers.
Co-authored-by: blink-so[bot] <211532188+blink-so[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Archiving modules attempts to save as many modules as it can before it hits the limit. Enabling the template as much as it can, rather than a hard failure.
This undeprecates the `allow-workspace-renames` flag. IIUC, the 'danger'
with using this flag is that the workspace name might have been used in
the definition of some other terraform resources within template code,
so a rename could cause problems such as with persistent disks.
for https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/21628
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Signed-off-by: Callum Styan <callumstyan@gmail.com>
This Pull request adds documentation and guidance for the Coder script
ordering feature. We:
* explain the use case, benefits, and requirements.
* provide example configuration snippets
* discuss best practices and troubleshooting
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Co-authored-by: Cian Johnston <cian@coder.com>
Co-authored-by: DevCats <christofer@coder.com>
Dev container admin docs were scattered across two locations: the Docker-based
integration under extending-templates/ and Envbuilder under managing-templates/.
There was no landing page explaining that two approaches exist or helping admins
choose between them.
This moves everything under admin/integrations/devcontainers/ with a decision
guide at the top. Dev containers are an integration with the dev container
specification, so integrations/ is a natural fit alongside JFrog, Vault, etc.
Stub pages remain at the original locations for discoverability.
New structure:
admin/integrations/devcontainers/
├── index.md # Landing page + decision guide
├── integration.md # Docker-based dev containers
└── envbuilder/
├── index.md
├── add-envbuilder.md
├── envbuilder-security-caching.md
└── envbuilder-releases-known-issues.md
Refs #21080
docs: rewrite dev containers documentation for GA
Corrects inaccuracies in SSH examples (deprecated `--container` flag),
port forwarding (native sub-agent forwarding is primary), and
prerequisites (dev containers are on by default). Fixes template
descriptions: docker-devcontainer uses native Dev Containers while
AWS/Kubernetes templates use Envbuilder.
Renames admin docs folder from `devcontainers/` to `envbuilder/` to
reflect actual content. Adds customization guide documenting agent
naming, display apps, custom apps, and variable interpolation. Documents
multi-repo workspace support and adds note about Terraform module
limitations with sub-agents. Fixes module registry URLs.
Refs #18907
Updates the dev containers documentation to accurately reflect that the
feature is generally available and document all configuration options.
Closes https://github.com/coder/internal/issues/1138
---
🤖 PR was written by Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking using [Coder
Mux](https://github.com/coder/cmux) and reviewed by a human 👩
## Description
Follow-up from: https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/20305 to include a
note about `coder_workspace_tags` being cumulative and a new step to
validate the status of the prebuild provisioners.
Fix steps formatting.
## Description
Update the Prebuilds troubleshooting page to include a new section,
“Preventing prebuild queue contention (recommended)”, outlining a
best-practice configuration to prevent prebuild jobs from overwhelming
the provisioner queue.
This setup introduces a dedicated prebuild provisioner pool and has been
successfully tested internally in dogfood:
https://github.com/coder/dogfood/pull/201
Closes: https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/20241
This PR adds troubleshooting steps to guide Coder operators when they
suspect that prebuilds might have overwhelmed their deployments.
Closes https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/19490
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Co-authored-by: Susana Ferreira <susana@coder.com>
Dynamic parameters are now GA as of v2.25.0, so this PR updates the
troubleshooting section to remove outdated beta references and clarify
current support.
**Changes:**
- Updated "Template variables not showing up" section to remove beta
references
- Clarified that template variables are fully supported in GA version
- Simplified troubleshooting guidance
Fixes the outdated documentation mentioned in the Slack thread.
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Co-authored-by: bpmct <22407953+bpmct@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: david-fraley <67079030+david-fraley@users.noreply.github.com>
## Description
This PR introduces one counter and two histograms related to workspace
creation and claiming. The goal is to provide clearer observability into
how workspaces are created (regular vs prebuild) and the time cost of
those operations.
### `coderd_workspace_creation_total`
* Metric type: Counter
* Name: `coderd_workspace_creation_total`
* Labels: `organization_name`, `template_name`, `preset_name`
This counter tracks whether a regular workspace (not created from a
prebuild pool) was created using a preset or not.
Currently, we already expose `coderd_prebuilt_workspaces_claimed_total`
for claimed prebuilt workspaces, but we lack a comparable metric for
regular workspace creations. This metric fills that gap, making it
possible to compare regular creations against claims.
Implementation notes:
* Exposed as a `coderd_` metric, consistent with other workspace-related
metrics (e.g. `coderd_api_workspace_latest_build`:
https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/main/coderd/prometheusmetrics/prometheusmetrics.go#L149).
* Every `defaultRefreshRate` (1 minute ), DB query
`GetRegularWorkspaceCreateMetrics` is executed to fetch all regular
workspaces (not created from a prebuild pool).
* The counter is updated with the total from all time (not just since
metric introduction). This differs from the histograms below, which only
accumulate from their introduction forward.
### `coderd_workspace_creation_duration_seconds` &
`coderd_prebuilt_workspace_claim_duration_seconds`
* Metric types: Histogram
* Names:
* `coderd_workspace_creation_duration_seconds`
* Labels: `organization_name`, `template_name`, `preset_name`, `type`
(`regular`, `prebuild`)
* `coderd_prebuilt_workspace_claim_duration_seconds`
* Labels: `organization_name`, `template_name`, `preset_name`
We already have `coderd_provisionerd_workspace_build_timings_seconds`,
which tracks build run times for all workspace builds handled by the
provisioner daemon.
However, in the context of this issue, we are only interested in
creation and claim build times, not all transitions; additionally, this
metric does not include `preset_name`, and adding it there would
significantly increase cardinality. Therefore, separate more focused
metrics are introduced here:
* `coderd_workspace_creation_duration_seconds`: Build time to create a
workspace (either a regular workspace or the build into a prebuild pool,
for prebuild initial provisioning build).
* `coderd_prebuilt_workspace_claim_duration_seconds`: Time to claim a
prebuilt workspace from the pool.
The reason for two separate histograms is that:
* Creation (regular or prebuild): provisioning builds with similar time
magnitude, generally expected to take longer than a claim operation.
* Claim: expected to be a much faster provisioning build.
#### Native histogram usage
Provisioning times vary widely between projects. Using static buckets
risks unbalanced or poorly informative histograms.
To address this, these metrics use [Prometheus native
histograms](https://prometheus.io/docs/specs/native_histograms/):
* First introduced in Prometheus v2.40.0
* Recommended stable usage from v2.45+
* Requires Go client `prometheus/client_golang` v1.15.0+
* Experimental and must be explicitly enabled on the server
(`--enable-feature=native-histograms`)
For compatibility, we also retain a classic bucket definition (aligned
with the existing provisioner metric:
https://github.com/coder/coder/blob/main/provisionerd/provisionerd.go#L182-L189).
* If native histograms are enabled, Prometheus ingests the
high-resolution histogram.
* If not, it falls back to the predefined buckets.
Implementation notes:
* Unlike the counter, these histograms are updated in real-time at
workspace build job completion.
* They reflect data only from the point of introduction forward (no
historical backfill).
## Relates to
Closes: https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/19528
Native histograms tested in observability stack:
https://github.com/coder/observability/pull/50
closes https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/18274
This pull request makes system users visible in various group related
queries so that they can be added to and removed from groups. This
allows system user quotas to be configured. System users are still
ignored in certain queries, such as when license seat consumption is
determined.
This pull request further ensures the existence of a
"coder_prebuilt_workspaces" group in any organization that needs
prebuilt workspaces
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closes#18806
- [x] scheduling limitation
- [x] dev containers limitation
- [x] edit intro
[preview](https://coder.com/docs/@18806-prebuilds-known-limits/admin/templates/extending-templates/prebuilt-workspaces)
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Documentation**
* Clarified the introduction and administrator responsibilities for
prebuilt workspaces.
* Integrated compatibility information about DevContainers and workspace
scheduling more contextually.
* Added explicit notes on limitations with dev containers integration
and workspace autostart/autostop features.
* Improved configuration examples and clarified scheduling instructions.
* Enhanced explanations of scheduling behavior and lifecycle steps for
better understanding.
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Co-authored-by: EdwardAngert <17991901+EdwardAngert@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Sas Swart <sas.swart.cdk@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Susana Ferreira <susana@coder.com>
Closes https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/18356.
This change finds and selects a matching preset if one was not chosen
during workspace creation. This solidifies the relationship between
presets and parameters.
When a workspace is created without in explicitly chosen preset, it will
now still be eligible to claim a prebuilt workspace if one is available.
closes https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/18274
This pull request makes system users visible in various group related
queries so that they can be added to and removed from groups. This
allows system user quotas to be configured. System users are still
ignored in certain queries, such as when license seat consumption is
determined.
This pull request further ensures the existence of a
"coder_prebuilt_workspaces" group in any organization that needs
prebuilt workspaces
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Organization and group member listings now include system users.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Updated tests to reflect the inclusion of system users in member and
group queries.
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## Summary
- Updated documentation references to use the correct registry path
structure
- Changed URLs from incorrect paths to the correct format:
- Modules main page: registry.coder.com/modules
- Specific modules: registry.coder.com/modules/coder/{module-name}
## Test plan
- Verify that all documentation links to modules point to the correct
URL structure
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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Edward Angert <EdwardAngert@users.noreply.github.com>
## Description
This PR updates the lifecycle executor to explicitly exclude prebuilt
workspaces from being considered for lifecycle operations such as
`autostart`, `autostop`, `dormancy`, `default TTL` and `failure TTL`.
Prebuilt workspaces (i.e., those owned by the prebuild system user) are
handled separately by the prebuild reconciliation loop. Including them
in the lifecycle executor could lead to unintended behavior such as
incorrect scheduling or state transitions.
## Changes
* Updated the lifecycle executor query
`GetWorkspacesEligibleForTransition` to exclude workspaces with
`owner_id = 'c42fdf75-3097-471c-8c33-fb52454d81c0'` (prebuilds).
* Added tests to verify prebuilt workspaces are not considered in:
* Autostop
* Autostart
* Default TTL
* Dormancy
* Failure TTL
Fixes: https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/18740
Related to: https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/18658
## Description
This PR adds a warning to the prebuilds documentation about
incompatibility with Workspace schedule (autostart/autostop), dormancy,
and DevContainers. These configurations can interfere with prebuild
behavior and should be avoided for now.
Preview:
As part of an information architecture overhaul, this PR reorganizes the
About section and adds a Support section (but not content to it yet)
[preview](https://coder.com/docs/@docs-ia-about/about)
this PR is intentionally limited in scope so that we can ship meaningful
changes faster and followup PRs should include:
- [ ] edit + overhaul the About page
- [ ] decide on the `start` directory
- [ ] ~screenshots page updates~ (this should happen July or later)
redirects PR: https://github.com/coder/coder.com/pull/944
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Nick Vigilante