Self-Hosted Dev Environments in Action: Build Private Cloud IDEs with Coder, Gitpod, and VS Code Server

By Hollis Denning

Build, automate, and secure your own developer cloud - on your terms.
Cloud IDEs like GitHub Codespaces are powerful but costly and centralized. In 2025 and beyond, the real innovation happens when developers host their own platforms - combining privacy, control, and automation in a self-hosted dev environment.
Self-Hosted Dev Environments in Action is a hands-on guide to deploying and scaling modern development platforms using Coder, Gitpod CE, and VS Code Server.
Through real-world labs and automation frameworks, you'll build everything from a single Docker container to a full multi-user Kubernetes cluster - the same patterns used by DevOps teams worldwide.
You'll Learn How ToDeploy lightweight remote IDEs with Coder, Gitpod, and VS Code Server.Provision infrastructure with Proxmox VE, Docker, and K3s.Secure access using WireGuard, Tailscale, and automated TLS.Automate deployments with FluxCD, Terraform, and Ansible.Add monitoring, backups, and secret management with Vault, Prometheus, and Restic.Each chapter follows a 7-part structured learning flow-architecture, commands, configuration, labs, and best practices-ending with a full-stack capstone project: a production-grade, self-healing private IDE platform.
Perfect for DevOps engineers, homelab builders, and software teams who want full control, zero vendor lock-in, and enterprise-grade automation using open-source tools.
Own your environment. Secure your workflow. Build your developer cloud.
The future of software development is self-hosted, automated, and sovereign - and it starts here.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FWB3LKHM
• ISBN13: 9798269833378
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 2.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"