codesandbox / codesandbox/codesandbox-client
Unable to initialize VS Code Server -> the DevBox is stuck
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Description
🐛 bug report
Preflight Checklist
- I have read the Contributing Guidelines for this project.
- I agree to follow the Code of Conduct that this project
adheres to. - I have searched the issue tracker for an issue that matches the one I want
to file, without success.
Description of the problem
The Devbox does not start. The following error is issued:
Failed to initialize VS Code Server: Error: Dev container installation failed. We've opened VS Code in web-only in the meantime
How has this issue affected you? What are you trying to accomplish?
I can't start my new project.
To Reproduce
I created a new DevBoxfrom the Server templates choosing Rails template.
Link to sandbox: link (optional)
Your Environment
| Software | Name/Version |
|---|---|
| Сodesandbox | |
| Browser | |
| Operating System |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with a new DevBox using the Rails template, focusing on the VS Code Server initialization and dev container installation error. The issue provides no sandbox, environment details, files, or tests; done means the DevBox starts successfully without falling back to web-only VS Code.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, rails, vscode
- Domain
- cloud, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100