Codespaces

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With this notebook, we briefly explain how to work with GitHub Codespaces.


For this project, any modern computer with internet access will work. The actual processing is done on a remote server.

We recommend the usage of Google Chrome or any Chromium-based browser with the following settings:

  • Create a new profile for this project in Google Chrome, to separate your private browsing history from the project. Click on the “round profile icon” in the top right corner → click “Add new profile” → name it “Open Source Project”
  • In Google Chrome copy and open this page “chrome://settings/languages” and move “English” to the top in “Preferred languages” list, if you prefer to use GitHub in English
  • Allow access for the clipboard, if any notifications shall pop up

GitHub account

For the tutorials and the project, you will need a GitHub account (you may also consider applying for GitHub’s Student Developer Pack)

Start a Codespace

A Codespace can be started directly from the GitHub repository (even a selected branch):

Stop a Codespace

You can stop a Codespace to stop consuming computational resources but keep the data via the Codespaces overview:

Delete a Codespace

You can delete a Codespace to stop consuming computational resources and remove all data via the Codespaces overview: