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Workspace setup: Update the workspace template

Updating a workspace from an Gitpod to Codeanywhere template files.

Downloading and running a script

  1. Once the workspace has opened, open up a new terminal by clicking Terminal in the top bar and selecting New Terminal from the menu

    New Terminal

  2. Run the following command:

     curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/NielMc/c645ead4fc1d2f8ba6dcfe7647c4e1fa/raw/f2682f3fc698898bb4977d3dc13e4a2fe5e11804/devcontainer -o update.sh

    This will create a new file called update.sh in your workspace:

    update.sh

  3. Now run the command:

     chmod u+x update.sh

    This command will not result in any terminal output if successful.

  4. Finally, run the command:

     ./update.sh

    Upon completion, you should have a folder in your workspace called .devcontainer. You can now delete the update.sh file by right clicking it and selecting Delete from the menu.

    devcontainer

  5. Run the following command, replacing FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME with your GitHub username:
    git config --global user.name "FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME"

  6. Run the following command, replacing YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS@example.com with the email address you use for GitHub:
    git config --global user.email "YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS@example.com"

  7. Now add, commit to git and push to GitHub. git add .

    git commit -m "adds template for cloud IDE"

    git push origin main

  8. Return to GitHub and you will see the repository has been updated with your changes. Copy the repository https URL.

  9. Go to the CodeAnywhere dashboard.

  10. As you have finished with the workspace used to update the template and all code is pushed to GitHub you can delete the workspace using Destroy. This is done from the … menu at the right of the workspace in the dashboard.

    destroy

  11. On your Dashboard, click on the New Workspace button

    New Workspace button

  12. Paste in the repo URL you copied from GitHub

    Paste the URL into the input box for Create from your project repository

  13. Click Create

    Create button

  14. Wait for the workspace to open. This can take a up to ten minutes for the initial load. It is complete when you see the Python version posted at the bottom-left of the workspace.

    Create button

Your workspace is now ready to use. When you want to return to this project, you can find it in your CodeAnywhere Dashboard. Subsequent loads will be much quicker. You do not need to create any more workspaces for this project.

Restart your existing workspace by clicking the workspace URL