Source: https://seerepo.com/r/coder/code-server/built
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/r/coder/code-server/built.md
Description: code-server is a TypeScript repo built with Express. It signs people in with argon2, makes its content with js-yaml, and deploys with rotating-file-stream.

# What is code-server built with?

code-server is a TypeScript repo built with Express. It signs people in with argon2, makes its content with js-yaml, and deploys with rotating-file-stream. It has 12,197 written lines, with 54 test files.

Read on November 4, 2026, at commit c587540.

Repository: https://github.com/coder/code-server

## Backend

### The base

- **[Express](https://seerepo.com/uses/express)**: 14 files · [in package.json](https://github.com/coder/code-server/blob/c5875407213136fcebfccdfec73075c405fcf7ff/package.json)

### Sign-in

- **argon2**: 1 file

## Support

### Content

- **[js-yaml](https://seerepo.com/uses/js-yaml)**: 1 file

### Deploy

- **rotating-file-stream**: 1 file

### Other

- **qs**: 2 files
- **compression**: 1 file
- **cookie**: 1 file
- **cookie-parser**: 1 file
- **env-paths**: 1 file
- **http-proxy**: 1 file
- **i18next**: 1 file
- **proxy-agent**: 1 file
- **SemVer**: 1 file
- **ws**: 1 file
- **xdg-basedir**: 1 file

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [hoppscotch/hoppscotch](https://seerepo.com/r/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/built): Express, argon2, js-yaml · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/coder/code-server/vs/hoppscotch/hoppscotch)
- [affaan-m/ECC](https://seerepo.com/r/affaan-m/ECC/built): Express, js-yaml
- [vercel/next.js](https://seerepo.com/r/vercel/next.js/built): Express, js-yaml
- [immich-app/immich](https://seerepo.com/r/immich-app/immich/built): Express, js-yaml
- [google-gemini/gemini-cli](https://seerepo.com/r/google-gemini/gemini-cli/built): Express, js-yaml
- [cheaper-inference/OmniRoute](https://seerepo.com/r/cheaper-inference/OmniRoute/built): Express, js-yaml

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is code-server written in?

code-server is written in TypeScript, with 12,197 written lines.

### What framework does code-server use?

code-server is built with Express.

The proof: [in package.json](https://github.com/coder/code-server/blob/c5875407213136fcebfccdfec73075c405fcf7ff/package.json)

### What does code-server sign people in with?

code-server signs people in with argon2.

### Does code-server have tests?

Yes. code-server has 54 test files.

### Which repos have a stack like code-server's?

The ones that share most of its stack: hoppscotch/hoppscotch, affaan-m/ECC, and vercel/next.js.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.