Cloudomation DevStack:
The Github Codespaces Alternative
Deploy and manage cloud development environments – with Cloudomation DevStack.
Cloudomation DevStack vs. Github Codespaces
| Feature | Cloudomation DevStack | Github Codespaces |
|---|---|---|
Hosting | Self-Managed, Managed On-Premise, Managed Cloud (SaaS) | SaaS |
USP | Code stays local, supports “weird” deployment models | Launch CDE
directly from
Github |
Pricing* | € 80,60 / month Infrastructure: € 28,70; Licence: € 41,95; Support flat rate: € 9,95 | € 43,74 / month |
Supported IDEs | Any IDE including VS Code, Jupyter, JetBrains IDEs, and others How it works: Sources are shared with the CDE via a file mount. The local mount can be accessed by any local editor. SSH-capable IDEs can also be operated on the CDE. | In-browser fork of VS Code, Jupyter, JetBrains IDEs |
CDEs are | VMs or custom fully customisable of what constitutes a CDE - can be a VM, container, several container, several VMs, serverless … | a single container |
CDE configuration | Devfile, devcontainer or custom | Devcontainer |
Compute choices | Any any machine type, including GPUs or memory-heavy machines | 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 core |
Source code management (SCM) | Any | Github |
Working offline possible | Yes source code can be mirrored on developer laptop to enable offline work | No |
Sources: https://github.com/features/codespaces, https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/overview
*Pricing estimates calculated for 8 core, 16GB ram machine type and 160 hours of CDE runtime / month
Github Codespaces or Cloudomation DevStack
Github Codespaces
Github Codespaces and Cloudomation DevStack are both platforms for creating and managing cloud development environments.
Github Codespaces is tightly integrated with and offered directly via Github. It is only available as SaaS and cannot be self-hosted. It works with VS Code, Jupyter and the JetBrains IDEs. Configuration of the CDE is done with a devcontainers.json config file. CDEs are single containers and can be customised only as far as the devcontainers.json standard and the available infrastructure choices allow. Github Codespaces is a great way to get started quickly on new projects for individual developers or small teams. It is particularly suited for developers of lightweight single-component web apps such as websites. Larger teams working on more complex or heavy-duty software will struggle with Github Codespaces, as it doesn’t support deployment of complex software within the CDEs.
Github Codespaces is best for:
- Individual developers or small teams who host their projects in Github
- Developers working on open source projects that are hosted on Github
Cloudomation DevStack
Cloudomation DevStack is a highly customisable CDE platform built for teams working on software that is complex, heavy duty or non-standard in other ways. DevStack adapts to existing workflows of developers by providing the option to mirror the source code between the CDE and the developer’s laptop, which frees developers to use any IDE locally, and making the switch to using CDEs seamless. In addition, developers can manage their CDEs via a powerful CLI with handy featutes such as log tailing directly from the CDE, interactive terminal sessions on the CDE, mirroring of files or other artifacts from the CDE to the developer’s laptop (in addition to the source code) and other features aimed at leaving developers in full control.
Cloudomation DevStack is best for:
- Development teams that work on complex software and need to deploy it to validate code changes.
- Development teams that want a high degree of flexibility (working with individually favored developer tools, full access to VM by default, access to the Cloudomation Engine automation platform)
Features
Cloudomation DevStack features at a glance.
Managed Cloud and On-Premise
Decide on your preferred hosting: Self-hosted on premise, managed on-premise or managed cloud (SaaS).
CDEs based on VMs
VM-based development environments in which the software to be developed and all the necessary tools are available.
DevEx first
Built to integrate seamlessly with existing workflows and tool stacks of developers.
Central Configuration
Configure CDEs and which tools are available for your developers.
Powerful CLI
In addition to a web portal, developers can manage their CDEs via the terminal.
Automation Platform
Access to the flexible Python-based automation tool Cloudomation Engine.
Learn more about Cloudomation DevStack
Cloudomation DevStack
- Low barrier to adoption
- Cloud and self-hosting possible
- High flexibility in deployment models
Get to know Cloudomation DevStack
- Developers continue to work as usual and keep their work routine.
- Use DevStack as SaaS or host DevStack on your own infrastructure
- Customise DevStack for all deployment models.