v3.8.0

VS Code v1.51.1

Upgrading is as easy as installing the new version over the old one. code-server
maintains all user data in ~/.local/share/code-server so that it is preserved in between
installations.

New Features

• ⭐ We now support $HTTP_PROXY, $HTTPS_PROXY and $NO_PROXY! See the FAQ for details. #124
• You can now store your password hashed in config.yaml! See the FAQ for details. #2225
• You can now customize the Go Home button! See the FAQ for details. #2328
• You can now use --ignore-last-opened to start code-server without a project directory #1951
• Github login now works! #1883
• FreeBSD is now supported by the build scripts! #2466
  • We don't have a FreeBSD release just yet but stay tuned! #2320
• While --link is still in beta, you no longer have to sign up to use it! #2427
  • See --help for usage details.

Bug Fixes

• ⭐ The extension host should stop crashing c15b526
• Favicon size has been fixed #2401
• $DOCKER_USER no longer crashes the container on restart #2267
• install.sh now supports Amazon Linux correctly #2343
• The bracket pair colorizer plugin works again #2197

Documentation

• The README.md screenshot is now using Chrome to avoid misleading users on Safari support #2422
• The iPad docs have seen significant additions on improving the experience #2404 #2472

Development

• We've finally switched from the lib/vscode submodule to a git subtree! #1587
  • This is going to make updating to newer VS Code versions much easier.
  • Thanks @SPGoding for clarifying many of the details!
• We now have a code tour of the repository! #2412
  • You can try it out by opening the code-server repository inside code-server.
• We have two new members on the code-server team! Please welcome @jsjoeio and @oxy!

For the full set of changes see the commmit log here.

Happy Holidays! ☃️