# Antigravity Dev Container ![Build and Push](https://github.com/cpfarhood/devcontainer/actions/workflows/build-and-push.yaml/badge.svg) A containerized cloud development environment with web-based GUI access, featuring: - **VSCode** via browser-based VNC (port 5800) - **Happy Coder** AI assistant backed by Claude - **Automatic GitHub repo cloning** on startup - **Persistent home directory** via ReadWriteMany PVC - **Kubernetes-native** Helm chart deployment ## Quick Start ### 1. Create a secret The secret is picked up automatically via `envFrom`. Keys recognised: | Key | Purpose | |-----|---------| | `GITHUB_TOKEN` | PAT for private repo access (`repo` scope) | | `VNC_PASSWORD` | Password for the VNC web UI | | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | API key — alternative to browser-based Claude login | | `SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS` | Public key(s) for SSH access (required when `ssh: true`) | ```bash kubectl create secret generic devcontainer-mydev-secrets-env \ --from-literal=GITHUB_TOKEN='ghp_...' \ --from-literal=VNC_PASSWORD='changeme' ``` Or use SealedSecrets: ```bash kubectl create secret generic devcontainer-mydev-secrets-env \ --from-literal=GITHUB_TOKEN='ghp_...' \ --from-literal=VNC_PASSWORD='changeme' \ --dry-run=client -o yaml | \ kubeseal --format=yaml | kubectl apply -f - ``` ### 2. Deploy with Helm ```bash helm install mydev ./chart \ --set name=mydev \ --set githubRepo=https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo ``` ### 3. Access ```bash # Local port-forward kubectl port-forward deployment/devcontainer-mydev 5800:5800 open http://localhost:5800 ``` Or configure an ingress / Gateway API HTTPRoute pointing at port 5800. ### 4. Authenticate Claude On first launch, open a terminal in the VSCode GUI and run: ```bash claude ``` A Chrome browser window will open inside VNC for the Claude Max OAuth login. Credentials are stored on the home PVC and persist across pod restarts. --- ## Helm Chart Reference ### Core values | Value | Default | Description | |-------|---------|-------------| | `name` | `""` | Instance name — used in all resource names (`devcontainer-{name}`) | | `githubRepo` | `""` | Repository to clone into `/workspace` on startup | | `ide` | `vscode` | IDE to launch — `vscode`, `antigravity`, or `none` (see below) | | `ssh` | `false` | Also start an OpenSSH server on port 22 (additive, any `ide`) | | `image.repository` | `ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer` | Container image | | `image.tag` | `latest` | Image tag | ### IDE choice `ide` controls what GUI is launched in the VNC session: | Value | Port | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `vscode` (default) | 5800 (VNC) | VSCode desktop via browser-based VNC | | `antigravity` | 5800 (VNC) | Google Antigravity (VSCode fork with AI) via VNC | | `none` | — | No IDE; container stays alive (useful when `ssh: true`) | ### SSH access `ssh: true` starts OpenSSH on port 22 **in addition to** the IDE. It works with any `ide` value: ```bash # SSH-only (no VNC) helm install mydev ./chart --set name=mydev --set ide=none --set ssh=true # VSCode in VNC + SSH access at the same time helm install mydev ./chart --set name=mydev --set ssh=true ``` Add your public key to the env secret: ```bash kubectl create secret generic devcontainer-mydev-secrets-env \ --from-literal=GITHUB_TOKEN='ghp_...' \ --from-literal=SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS='ssh-ed25519 AAAA...' ``` Then connect: ```bash kubectl port-forward deployment/devcontainer-mydev 2222:22 ssh -p 2222 user@localhost ``` ### Happy Coder | Value | Default | Description | |-------|---------|-------------| | `happyServerUrl` | `https://happy.farh.net` | Happy Coder server endpoint | | `happyWebappUrl` | `https://happy-coder.farh.net` | Happy Coder webapp URL | | `happyHomeDir` | `/home/user/.happy` | Happy runtime state directory (persists on the home PVC) | | `happyExperimental` | `true` | Enable experimental Happy features | ### Kubernetes cluster access The `clusterAccess` value provisions a ServiceAccount, Role/ClusterRole, and binding so the devcontainer pod can interact with the Kubernetes API. The default is `none` — no RBAC resources are created. | Value | Scope | Verbs | |-------|-------|-------| | `none` (default) | — | no access | | `readonlyns` | release namespace | `get`, `list`, `watch` | | `readwritens` | release namespace | `*` | | `readonly` | cluster-wide | `get`, `list`, `watch` | | `readwrite` | cluster-wide | `*` | ```bash # Give the pod read-only access to its own namespace helm install mydev ./chart \ --set name=mydev \ --set githubRepo=https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo \ --set clusterAccess=readonlyns ``` With any non-`none` value, a `ServiceAccount` named `devcontainer-{name}` is created and set as the pod's `serviceAccountName`, so `kubectl` and any in-cluster API calls use it automatically. ### Display and resources | Value | Default | Description | |-------|---------|-------------| | `display.width` | `1920` | VNC width (px) | | `display.height` | `1080` | VNC height (px) | | `secureConnection` | `0` | Set to `1` if TLS is not terminated upstream | | `userId` | `1000` | UID for the app user | | `groupId` | `1000` | GID for the app user | | `storage.size` | `32Gi` | Home PVC size | | `storage.className` | `ceph-filesystem` | StorageClass (must be ReadWriteMany) | | `resources.requests.memory` | `2Gi` | | | `resources.requests.cpu` | `1000m` | | | `resources.limits.memory` | `8Gi` | | | `resources.limits.cpu` | `4000m` | | | `envSecretName` | `devcontainer-{name}-secrets-env` | Override the secret name | --- ## Architecture ### Startup flow ``` Container start → cont-init.d/20-fix-user-shell.sh — fix shell/home on baseimage-gui app user → cont-init.d/25-start-sshd.sh — start sshd if SSH=true → /startapp.sh (runs as app user, UID 1000) → init-repo.sh → clone / pull GITHUB_REPO into /workspace/{repo} → rm daemon.state.json.lock — clear stale Happy lock → happy daemon start — starts Happy Coder background daemon → IDE=vscode: code --new-window --wait /workspace/{repo} IDE=antigravity: antigravity --new-window --wait /workspace/{repo} IDE=none: sleep infinity (SSH=true: sshd also running as root on port 22) ``` ### Storage | Mount | Source | Persistence | |-------|--------|-------------| | `/home` | ReadWriteMany PVC (`userhome-{name}`) | Survives pod restarts — stores Claude credentials, dotfiles, git config | | `/workspace` | `emptyDir` | Ephemeral — repo is re-cloned on each pod start | Happy Coder's runtime state (`HAPPY_HOME_DIR`) is kept in `/home/user/.happy` on the persistent home PVC, so auth credentials and settings survive pod restarts. A stale lock file (`daemon.state.json.lock`) is removed automatically on each startup. --- ## Troubleshooting ### Happy Coder daemon not starting ```bash # Check daemon status happy daemon status # Start manually (also clears any stale lock) happy daemon start # View daemon logs ls ~/.happy/logs/ ``` ### Claude not authenticated Browser-based OAuth login is the primary method (works inside VNC via the Chrome wrapper). If you prefer API key auth: ```bash kubectl patch secret devcontainer-mydev-secrets-env \ --type='json' \ -p='[{"op":"add","path":"/data/ANTHROPIC_API_KEY","value":"'$(echo -n "sk-ant-..." | base64)'"}]' ``` Then restart the pod to pick up the new env var. ### VNC not loading ```bash kubectl port-forward deployment/devcontainer-mydev 5800:5800 kubectl logs deployment/devcontainer-mydev kubectl describe pod -l instance=mydev ``` ### Repository not cloning ```bash kubectl logs deployment/devcontainer-mydev | grep "Repository Initialization" kubectl exec deployment/devcontainer-mydev -- env | grep GITHUB ``` --- ## Local Docker run ```bash docker run -d \ -p 5800:5800 \ -e GITHUB_REPO="https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo" \ -e GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_..." \ -e VNC_PASSWORD="changeme" \ -v $(pwd)/home:/home \ ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer:latest ``` --- ## Building ```bash docker build -t ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer:latest . docker push ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer:latest ``` The image is also built and pushed automatically by CI on every push to `main` and on version tags (`v*`). --- ## Credits - Base image: [jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui](https://github.com/jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui) - AI assistant: [Happy Coder](https://happy.engineering) + [Claude](https://claude.ai)