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  • Quickstart
    • What are Codespaces?
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    • Develop in a codespace
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    • Create a codespace from a template
    • Delete a codespace
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    • Forward ports
    • Rebuilding a container
    • Default environment variables
    • Persist variables and files
    • Connecting to a private network
    • Machine learning
    • Visual Studio Code
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    • Rename a codespace
    • Change your shell
    • Change the machine type
    • Personalize your codespaces
    • Set the default editor
    • Set the default region
    • Set the timeout
    • Configure automatic deletion
    • Choose the host image
      • Introduction to dev containers
      • Setting up a Node.js project
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      • Set a minimum machine spec
      • Adding features
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      • Specifying recommended secrets
      • Facilitating codespace creation
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    • About prebuilds
    • Configure prebuilds
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    • Audit logs
    • Restrict machine types
    • Restrict codespace creation
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    • Restrict port visibility
    • Restrict timeout periods
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    • Access a private registry
    • Copilot in Codespaces
    • VS Code Command Palette
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    • Codespaces logs
    • Codespaces clients
    • Included usage
    • Exporting changes
    • Creation and deletion
    • Authenticating to repositories
    • Connection
    • Codespaces prebuilds
    • Personalization
    • Port forwarding
    • GPG verification
    • Working with support
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Troubleshooting GitHub Codespaces

These guides provide information for troubleshooting GitHub Codespaces

  • GitHub Codespaces logs, 1 of 12
  • Troubleshooting GitHub Codespaces clients, 2 of 12
  • Getting the most out of your included usage, 3 of 12
  • Exporting changes to a branch, 4 of 12
  • Troubleshooting creation and deletion of codespaces, 5 of 12
  • Troubleshooting authentication to a repository, 6 of 12
  • Troubleshooting your connection to GitHub Codespaces, 7 of 12
  • Troubleshooting prebuilds, 8 of 12
  • Troubleshooting personalization options for GitHub Codespaces, 9 of 12
  • Troubleshooting port forwarding for GitHub Codespaces, 10 of 12
  • Troubleshooting GPG verification for GitHub Codespaces, 11 of 12
  • Working with support for GitHub Codespaces, 12 of 12

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