Eclipse Che is a platform for creating and managing cloud development environments running on Kubernetes. It provides developers with workspaces containing the tools, dependencies and source code needed to build and debug applications.
Rather than requiring each developer to install and configure a local development environment, Eclipse Che runs workspaces inside Kubernetes pods. Developers access their environments through a browser, while the organisation manages the underlying infrastructure and workspace configuration.
Development environments can be defined using devfiles, which describe the containers, tools, commands and other resources required by a project. This approach helps teams maintain consistent development environments and reduces the configuration differences between individual machines.
Eclipse Che is particularly suitable for organisations adopting cloud-native development practices. It combines reproducible environments with centralised management, authentication and integration with Git repositories.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides cloud development environments running on Kubernetes and OpenShift.
- Browser-accessible IDEs allow developers to work without installing a complete local toolchain.
- Development workspaces run inside Kubernetes pods containing the required tools and dependencies.
- Uses devfiles to define reproducible development environments.
- Supports multi-container workspaces for projects requiring several services or runtimes.
- Start development environments directly from Git repository URLs.
- Factory URLs simplify access to project-specific development workspaces.
- Supports Microsoft Visual Studio Code – Open Source as a browser-based development environment.
- Supports VS Code extensions through an integrated Open VSX extension registry.
- Provides commands for building, running and debugging applications within workspaces.
- Centralised authentication and Kubernetes RBAC help control access to development environments.
- Supports workspace configuration for enterprise networks, including proxies and custom certificates.
- Allows developers to customise workspace containers, tools and resources for individual projects.
- Provides administrative controls for managing workspace infrastructure and configuration.
- Supports portable development environments that can be recreated across compatible Kubernetes clusters.
Website: github.com/eclipse-che/che
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Developer: Eclipse Foundation
License: Eclipse Public License 2.0
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