Install vs code-server with fnm and yarn, and keep it runing always with supervisor (on ubuntu)

How to install vs code server and setup supervisor with fnm .md

Install build requirements (python3 and build essential)

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config python3

Install fnm to manage multiple nodejs versions (uninstall nodejs or nvm if you have it installed)

curl -fsSL https://fnm.vercel.app/install | bash

Install node v14, yarn and code-server

fnm install 14
fnm default 14
npm install --global yarn
yarn global add code-server

Install supervisor (if you already have supervisor from a control pannel like aapanel, skip this)

Follow this tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-manage-supervisor-on-ubuntu-and-debian-vps

Create a config file for a vscode daemon (/etc/supervisor/conf.d/vscode.conf)

[program:vscode-server]
command=su - ubuntu -c "/home/ubuntu/.fnm/fnm exec --using 14 node /home/ubuntu/.yarn/bin/code-server"
directory=/home/ubuntu
autostart=true
autorestart=true
stopasgroup=true
startsecs=3
user=root
numprocs=1

Replace ubuntu with the username that you installed code-server with.

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If you have problems after a server reboot try this method instead: Replace the command options in the supervysor config with:

command=/home/ubuntu/.code-start
user=ubuntu

Put this script in your home directory: /home/ubuntu/.code-start

#!/usr/bin/bash
export HOME=/home/ubuntu/
export PATH=/home/ubuntu/.fnm:$PATH
eval "`fnm env`"

fnm exec --using 14 node /home/ubuntu/.yarn/bin/code-server