How to install Github Copilot on code-server? #5063
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Firstly, update your code-server instance and then retry. I seem to have noticed that you use Code 1.50.0, not the latest 1.64.*, hence run the install command again and launch code-server. |
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Can you share a screenshot or video of the same and which guide you followed? |
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I tried install a older version of the VSIX file and it worked! thanks anyways! |
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github capilot can't use on code-server |
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We're working on a VS Code upgrade soon! |
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Any updates on how to install copilot on code server 4.7.0? |
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Download the vsix file from the marketplace.visualstudio.com and install it on the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P, "vsix", Enter) |
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I get this error for some reason "Command 'Extensions: Install from VSIX...' resulted in an error" |
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Same i got the same error- Command 'Extensions: Install from VSIX...' resulted in an error extension/package.json not found inside zip. |
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works if you download the visx from their marketplace: marketplace.visualstudio.com |
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And I need to decompress the vsix file before install, see here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66134532/vscode-marketplace-extension-corrupt-zip-end-of-central-directory-record-signa |
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I found this video on YouTube that worked for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-zFFM0N-g. It may help you install Github Copilot on code-server as well. |
August 2023I just ran into this problem (Copilot doesn't show up when you search for it in extensions), so here's what worked for me:
Note that before doing the above steps I upgraded to the latest version of |
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@josephrocca If I shut down and restart my SageMaker server credentials are not retained, In the latest version even reloading the CodeServer webpage on Sagemaker(F5 Key) loses the git credentials, downgrade helped with the reload issue but not the restart issue. |
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Indeed, while GitHub connections are disconnected upon reboot, Copilot can be used without logging into GitHub each time. The chat feature is not as usable as it is in Codespaces. |
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confirming it worked for me with 4.20.1 with Code 1.85.2 |
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I tried the above approach, when I try to sign in into the GitHub copilot. I get this pop up of You have not yet finished authorizing this extension to use GitHub. Would you like to try a different way? (personal access token) Source: GitHub Authentication when i click on yes. it asks to create a personal acess token when I get give the personal token, I am getting this below error in the output window. auth: Error: No auth flow succeeded. I am using the latest github copilot and vs-codeserver (v4.93.1) vs code (1.93.1) is there any workaround for this issue? |
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I downloaded the vsix chat extension, unzipped it and modified the rezipped it and did a manual vsix installed, and it now works on latest code server. |
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I installed GitHub Copilot (the latest version v1.168.742) with code-server v4.21.2 (Code 1.86.2). I wasn't able to get GitHub Copilot Chat working. Not even trying to use @hchaudhary1 method above, changing the json file to have: And after a successful install, this happened:
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Hello everyone, I wanted to offer another solution I just ran across, because I had a similar issue. I am running code-server 4.22.1 inside Docker (code-server: v4.22.1, Code: 1.87.2, Commit: 760d131). I downloaded the extension from here, and installed inside code-server (uploaded, right-click to install), but the authentication is always failing. My solution was to start the sign-in process. After it gives you the 8-character code, copy it somewhere. Then when it prompts you to go to the URL to activate, do not click Open but instead Copy the URL (it should be https://github.com/login/device anyway). Then open a new tab yourself, paste the 8-character code, Authorize it, then close the tab. And then it should successfully log in :) |
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If you want to automate the extension installation, you can use https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/GitHub/vsextensions/copilot/<version_id>/vspackage 1.206.0 was the version I found at time of writing. |
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If you are running in the Linuxserver code-server container, add this to your environment |
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https://coder.com/docs/code-server/FAQ#why-cant-code-server-use-microsofts-extension-marketplace your solution conflicts with this FAQ section I believe |
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Hi everyone, auth: Error: No auth flow succeeded. I am using the latest github copilot and vs-codeserver (v4.93.1) vs code (1.93.1) is there any workaround for this issue? |
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Grab latest copilot VSIX package automatically: |
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Using code-server: v4.100.2 Installing |
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Thanks for highlighting this @Kahdeg-15520487 . I think my chat panel somehow cached an old view which led me to believe it was working. I've updated my previous comment |
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Hi @webleedev , I was able to install github-copilot-chat version 0.26.2025040204. However, it doesn’t seem to be interactive — I’m unable to chat with it, and there’s no response when I try. Is it working as expected for you on your end?
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Installed copilot with:
code-server: Chat doesn't work. Switching to the release version doesn't work either: 
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I just tried your same installation method and I don't get the popup that asks me to sign in. |
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IIRC the sign in happened for me when I installed GitHub copilot in addition to chat. |
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Has anyone managed to install both GitHub Copilot extensions on the latest code-server version 4.1.03.2? |
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This works for me: |
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I created this https://github.com/sunpix/howto-install-copilot-in-code-server installs latest compatible:
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Yes that's probably it |
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Thanks @johny-mnemonic # Extract VS Code version from code-server
get_vscode_version() {
code-server --version 2>/dev/null | head -n 1
}
# Get user-data-dir from running code-server process
get_user_data_dir() {
# Use ps with POSIX-compliant options
local process_info
if command -v ps >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# Try BSD-style first (macOS), fallback to POSIX
process_info=$(ps aux 2>/dev/null | grep -v grep | grep "code-server" | head -n 1) ||
process_info=$(ps -ef 2>/dev/null | grep -v grep | grep "code-server" | head -n 1)
fi
if [ -n "$process_info" ]; then
echo "$process_info" | grep -o -- '--user-data-dir=[^ ]*' | sed 's/--user-data-dir=//'
fi
}
# Find compatible extension version
find_compatible_version() {
local extension_id="$1"
local vscode_version="$2"
local response
response=$(curl -s -X POST "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/extensionquery" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json;api-version=3.0-preview.1" \
-d "{
\"filters\": [{
\"criteria\": [
{\"filterType\": 7, \"value\": \"$extension_id\"},
{\"filterType\": 12, \"value\": \"4096\"}
],
\"pageSize\": 50
}],
\"flags\": 4112
}")
echo "$response" | jq -r --arg vscode_version "$vscode_version" '
.results[0].extensions[0].versions[] |
select(.version | test("^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]*$")) |
select(.version | length < 8) |
{
version: .version,
engine: (.properties[] | select(.key == "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Code.Engine") | .value)
} |
select(.engine | ltrimstr("^") | split(".") |
map(split("-")[0] | tonumber?) as $engine_parts |
($vscode_version | split(".") | map(tonumber)) as $vscode_parts |
(
($engine_parts[0] // 0) < $vscode_parts[0] or
(($engine_parts[0] // 0) == $vscode_parts[0] and ($engine_parts[1] // 0) < $vscode_parts[1]) or
(($engine_parts[0] // 0) == $vscode_parts[0] and ($engine_parts[1] // 0) == $vscode_parts[1] and ($engine_parts[2] // 0) <= $vscode_parts[2])
)
) |
.version' | head -n 1
}
# Install extension
install_extension() {
local extension_id="$1"
local version="$2"
local user_data_dir="$3"
local extension_name
extension_name=$(echo "$extension_id" | cut -d'.' -f2)
local temp_dir="/tmp/code-extensions"
echo "Installing $extension_id v$version..."
# Create temp directory
mkdir -p "$temp_dir"
# Download
echo " Downloading..."
# Use curl with portable options (--progress-bar not available everywhere)
curl -L "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/GitHub/vsextensions/$extension_name/$version/vspackage" \
-o "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix.gz"
if [ ! -f "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix.gz" ]; then
echo " ✗ Download failed for $extension_id"
return 1
fi
# Decompress (handle both gunzip and gzip -d)
if command -v gunzip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
gunzip -f "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix.gz"
else
gzip -df "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix.gz"
fi
# Install with user-data-dir if provided
if [ -n "$user_data_dir" ]; then
code-server --user-data-dir="$user_data_dir" --force --install-extension "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix"
else
code-server --force --install-extension "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix"
fi
# Clean up
rm -f "$temp_dir/$extension_name.vsix"
echo " ✓ $extension_id installed successfully!"
return 0
}
# Check for required dependencies
check_dependencies() {
local missing_deps=()
# Check for required commands
for cmd in curl jq code-server; do
if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
missing_deps+=("$cmd")
fi
done
# Check for either gunzip or gzip
if ! command -v gunzip >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v gzip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
missing_deps+=("gunzip/gzip")
fi
if [ "${#missing_deps[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
echo "Error: Missing required dependencies: ${missing_deps[*]}"
echo "Please install the missing dependencies and try again."
exit 1
fi
}
# Main script
echo "GitHub Copilot Extensions Installer"
echo "===================================="
echo ""
# Check dependencies
check_dependencies
# Get VS Code version
VSCODE_VERSION="$(get_vscode_version)"
if [ -z "$VSCODE_VERSION" ]; then
echo "Error: Could not extract VS Code version from code-server"
exit 1
fi
echo "Detected VS Code version: $VSCODE_VERSION"
# Check for user-data-dir in running code-server
USER_DATA_DIR="$(get_user_data_dir)"
if [ -n "$USER_DATA_DIR" ]; then
echo "Detected user-data-dir: $USER_DATA_DIR"
fi
echo ""
# Extensions to install
# Use portable array declaration
EXTENSIONS="GitHub.copilot GitHub.copilot-chat"
FAILED=0
# Iterate through space-separated list for portability
for ext in $EXTENSIONS; do
echo "Processing $ext..."
# Find compatible version
version="$(find_compatible_version "$ext" "$VSCODE_VERSION")"
if [ -z "$version" ]; then
echo " ✗ No compatible version found for $ext"
FAILED="$((FAILED + 1))"
else
echo " Found compatible version: $version"
if ! install_extension "$ext" "$version" "$USER_DATA_DIR"; then
FAILED="$((FAILED + 1))"
fi
fi
echo ""
done
# Summary
echo "===================================="
if [ $FAILED -eq 0 ]; then
echo "✓ All extensions installed successfully!"
# Clean up temp directory on success
rm -rf /tmp/code-extensions
else
echo "⚠ Completed with $FAILED error(s)"
exit 1
fi |
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very thanks, works for me |
Thank You ! 😀 |
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When i execute your script, error was throw, Now I change your script, works fine in my side. |
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The only thing that doesn't work for me is the absence of the GitHub status icon in the lower status bar, which normally displays the remaining free usage and other informations. |
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I see something similar. I don't see the Copilot icon next to the command palette. Everything else seems to be working, though. |
and others
Firstly, update your code-server instance and then retry. I seem to have noticed that you use Code 1.50.0, not the latest 1.64.*, hence run the install command again and launch code-server.