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Description
Bug description
Once or twice per week, I can't start workspaces due to the following error popup:
In the browser console, I see the following:
WebSocket connection to '<URL>' failed: WebSocket is closed before the connection is established.
t {target: e, type: 'error', message: 'TIMEOUT', error: Error: TIMEOUT
at e._handleTimeout (https://gitpod.io/static/js/10.5f2ca1ce.chunk.js:2:762935)
…}
Steps to reproduce
No reliable steps yet. I did notice though the browser I use doesn't matter. Here's my workflow:
- Use Brave for a few days until the error starts to show up
- Switch to Firefox for a few days until the error shows up there too
- Switch back to Brave
- Repeat
Workspace affected
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Expected behavior
I can start workspaces consistently without the need to change browsers.
Example repository
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Anything else?
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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 with the browser console and the reported WebSocket timeout while following the workspace-start workflow across Brave and Firefox. Since no reliable reproduction or workspace is identified, first establish a reproducible failure and trace it through workspace startup; done means the connection failure is explained and workspaces start consistently without changing browsers.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- cloud, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100