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3 | 4 | # FAQ
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5 | 6 | - [Questions?](#questions)
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378 | 379 | Theia doesn't allow you to reuse your existing VS Code config.
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| 381 | +## What's the difference between code-server and OpenVSCode-Server? |
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| 383 | +code-server and OpenVSCode-Servr both allow you to access VS Code via a |
| 384 | +browser. The two projects also use their own [forks of VS Code](https://github.com/cdr/vscode) to |
| 385 | +leverage modern VS Code APIs and stay up to date with the upsteam version. |
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| 387 | +However, OpenVSCode-Server is scoped at only making VS Code avalible in the web browser. |
| 388 | +code-server includes some other features: |
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| 390 | +- password auth |
| 391 | +- proxy web ports |
| 392 | +- certificate support |
| 393 | +- plugin API |
| 394 | +- settings sync (coming soon) |
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| 396 | +For more details, see [this discussion post](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/discussions/4267#discussioncomment-1411583). |
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380 | 398 | ## What's the difference between code-server and VS Code Codespaces?
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382 | 400 | 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. |
| 401 | +browser. VS Code Codespaces, however, is a closed-source, paid service offered by |
| 402 | +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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| 404 | +On the other hand, code-server is self-hosted, free, open-source, and |
| 405 | +can be run on any machine with few limitations. |
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393 | 407 | ## Does code-server have any security login validation?
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