Web Editor

VS Code, already on your server

Every instance gets its own dedicated code-server environment. One click in the panel opens the complete editor: file tree, tabs, search, extensions and an integrated terminal, all working on the instance's real files.

The full VS Code experience Token-protected launch Terminal at the project root

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EXPLORER: BAKERY-SHOP

▸ node_modules

▾ public

index.html

styles.css

▾ src

menu.js

routes.js

.env

package.json

server.js

server.js routes.js package.json

1const express = require('express');

2const menu = require('./src/menu');

4// Serve the storefront

5const app = express();

6app.use(express.static('public'));

8app.get('/api/menu', async (req, res) => {

9 res.json(await menu.today());

10});

12app.listen(3000);

PROBLEMS OUTPUT TERMINAL

app@bakery-shop:/srv/app$ npm run dev

> bakery-shop@1.4.2 dev: node server.js

Listening on http://localhost:3000

One click from the panel

From instance page to open IDE in seconds

Each instance runs its own dedicated code-server sidecar. Click Open Web Editor on the instance page and the full editor appears in a new tab, pointed at that instance's workspace.

Token-protected launchthe editor only opens with a valid token from your panel session.
The complete editorfile tree, tabs, search and an extensions surface, not a stripped-down text box.
Real workspaceevery save is an edit to the actual instance files, so what you change is what runs.
Any deviceworks from anything with a browser, including a tablet or a borrowed machine.

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bakery-shoprunning

Web Editor

Open Web Editor dedicated code-server

✓Editor environment started for this instance

✓Access token issued for your session

Opening VS Code in a new tab

Note

Launch links are token-protected. Idle sessions sleep after 60 minutes.

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              app@bakery-shop:/srv/app$ claude
              Claude Code, connected via Instance Tools
              > tighten the input checks on the order form route
              ✓ Edited src/routes.js (2 changes)
              app@bakery-shop:/srv/app$ git status --short
              M src/routes.js
              Commit it from here, or from the File Manager git panel.
            

Terminal included

A real terminal, with your AI tools already in it

The integrated terminal opens at the instance's project root, inside the container. It is the same environment your app runs in, so commands behave exactly as they do in production.

Project root, container contextno cd-ing around a foreign filesystem to find your code.
Instance Toolsthe same connected Codex CLI and Claude CLI from the AI Editor are available here, opt-in per instance.
Git-friendlycommit from the terminal, or switch to the File Manager git panel for a visual diff and commit.

RAM friendly

Sleeps when you leave, wakes when you click

A full IDE should not tax the server while nobody is typing. After 60 minutes of inactivity the editor session shuts down automatically and hands its RAM back to your apps.

Automatic sleepidle sessions stop after 60 minutes, no cleanup on your part.
One click backreopening from the panel brings the editor straight back.
Nothing on your machineno local Node, no SSH keys to copy around, no editor to keep in sync across devices.

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Web Editor sessions

bakery-shop	sleeping	Resume
jana-photos	active	Open

Server RAM

34%

                  bakery-shop editor idle for 60 minutes
                  ✓ Session stopped, RAM returned to your apps
                  ↻ One click resumes it whenever you are ready
                

60 minidle sessions sleep automatically and hand the RAM back to your apps

1 clickfrom the instance page in the panel to a full VS Code window

0 setupnothing to install on your laptop, tablet or a borrowed machine

Your next dev machine is your server

Install DCMS free, click Open Web Editor and ship a fix from any browser today.

$ curl -fsSL https://dcms.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/dcms/install.sh | bash

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VS Code, already on your server

From instance page to open IDE in seconds

A real terminal, with your AI tools already in it

Sleeps when you leave, wakes when you click

Your next dev machine is your server