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Using GitHub Codespaces

Last Updated: January 28, 2025

GitHub Codespaces provide an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that is accessible entirely in a web browser. It is essentially a web-based version of Visual Studio (VS) code running on a cloud-based virtual machine. Codespaces is available to all members of the Department of Veterans Affairs organization on GitHub.

The pages listed below provide guidance on setting up GitHub Codespaces for both local development and user research environments. The consolidated instructions also include best practices, and cover workflows for developers working on the VA.gov website, as well as user researchers who need to setup testing environments.


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