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# FAQ
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Theia doesn't allow you to reuse your existing VS Code config.
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## What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server?
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code-server and OpenVSCode-Servr both allow you to access VS Code via a
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browser. The two projects also use their own [forks of VS Code](https://github.com/cdr/vscode) to
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leverage modern VS Code APIs and stay up to date with the upsteam version.
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However, OpenVSCode-Server is scoped at only making VS Code avalible in the web browser.
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code-server includes some other features:
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- password auth
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- proxy web ports
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- certificate support
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- plugin API
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- settings sync (coming soon)
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For more details, see [this discussion post](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/discussions/4267#discussioncomment-1411583).
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## What's the difference between code-server and VS Code Codespaces?
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Both code-server and VS Code Codespaces allow you to access VS Code via a
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VS Code Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by
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Microsoft. While you can self-host environments with VS Code Codespaces, you
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still need an Azure billing account, and you must access VS Code via the
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Codespaces web dashboard instead of connecting directly to it.
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browser. VS Code Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by
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Microsoft. Codespaces are hosted in Microsoft's cloud.
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On the other hand, code-server is free, open-source, and can be run on any
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machine with few limitations.
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On the other hand, code-server is self-hosted, free, open-source, and
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can be run on any machine with few limitations.
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## Does code-server have any security login validation?
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