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title: Visual Studio Code
emoji: 💻
colorFrom: blue
colorTo: indigo
sdk: docker
pinned: true
license: mit
short_description: An online VS Code on the Web, now equipped with toolchains.
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# 💻 VS Code on the Web IDE with Auto Backup

This Space runs **VS Code on the Web** with a **full developer toolchain**, ready for mega collaboration:

### 🔧 Installed Developer Tools

- **Python 3.12**: pip, virtualenv, JupyterLab, `black`, `flake8`, `mypy`, IPython  
- **C/C++**: gcc, g++, clang, lld, cmake, ninja, valgrind, gdb  
- **Rust**: stable toolchain via rustup  
- **Go**: latest stable  
- **Java**: OpenJDK 17  
- **C#/.NET**: .NET SDK 8.0  
- **Node.js 20**: npm, yarn, pnpm, TypeScript, ts-node, nodemon  
- **CLI Productivity Tools**: git, git-lfs, htop, fzf, ripgrep, silversearcher-ag, rsync, sqlite3, tree, jq, net-tools  

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### 🔒 Security Hardening

- **Bash history is disabled globally**:  
  All interactive shells inside this container are launched with:
  - `HISTFILE` unset  
  - `HISTSIZE=0`, `HISTFILESIZE=0`  
  - `.bash_history` linked to `/dev/null`  

  👉 This ensures **no command history is ever logged to disk**, protecting sensitive tokens and commands.

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### 🗂️ Auto Backup

Every 45 minutes, `/workspace` is automatically uploaded to your Hugging Face repo defined in environment variables:

- `BACKUP_REPO` → target repo (e.g., `username/my-backup`)  
- `HF_TOKEN` → your Hugging Face API token

> ⚠️ On first launch, the backup service will attempt to restore `/workspace` from your `BACKUP_REPO`. Make sure the repo exists. If empty, a fresh workspace will be created.

Backups are uploaded with a **cache-safe method** to avoid LFS errors.

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### 🚀 Usage

1. Set secrets in **Space Settings**:
   - `BACKUP_REPO`  
   - `HF_TOKEN`  

   **Notes**:
   - Leaving either secret empty will **disable Auto Backup** and restore.  
   - All files are wiped on Space restart. Using either persistent storage space or the Auto Backup Service is highly recommended.

2. Launch the Space → Access VS Code at `http://<space-url>`  
   - No authentication by default (`--auth none`).  
   - Optional: enable a password via environment variables if desired.

3. Work normally — backups run in the background every 45 minutes.

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### ⚠️ Important Notes

1. I **STRONGLY ADVISE** against putting credentials directly into the IDE. If you must use them, *remove them immediately* after use to prevent accidental leaks and misuse.  
2. All command history is disabled for your safety — but *always treat the `/workspace` folder contents as sensitive*.  
3. If you plan to duplicate this Space for backups, **DO NOT** make the Space public! Environment variables in Hugging Face Spaces can be exposed to anyone with container access (e.g., via `env`, `printenv`, or process inspection).  
4. I am **NOT** responsible for any damages caused by leaked passwords/tokens from this Space — so take extreme care with your credentials.

### ℹ️ Additional Notes

- Since this Space is hosted remotely (not local), you may experience some latency when performing actions.  
- This IDE is designed for collaborative coding — so feel free to invite friends and enjoy a **feature-packed online coding adventure**! 🚀