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Are extensions reinstalled every time a Codespace is restarted? #26853
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When you restart a Codespace (after its timeout/shutdown period), are the extensions reinstalled, or the VS Code server knows and reuses the previous session/workspace state? I’m asking because when I return to a previous used Codespace (after a while) some installed extensions (like ESLint) appears to have a “fresh install” behavior, because it asks again if it should “use Thank you |
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It seems that the container environment is immutable, so it makes a new instance whenever you get out of it. The only persistent part is the volume mount used for it. |
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The entire container is persisted, so if you enter the same codespace, all your files will be there. However, if you’re creating a new codespace each time, what you describe will happen. |
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That’s weird, but good to know :slight_smile: . I had the feeling it wasn’t being persisted, but maybe I’ve recreated the workspace, and didn’t noticed. I just started using Codespaces and tried on a few different repos. That’s great to know the container is persisted. Less work to do on my VS Code extensions 👍 Thank you |
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The entire container is persisted, so if you enter the same codespace, all your files will be there. However, if you’re creating a new codespace each time, what you describe will happen.