Embedding the Web IDE in Gitea

[ExplodingDragon]

Feature Description

Code conflicts can be handled easily. And we can use tools like DevContainer to quickly create development environments.

We can use act_runner as the IDE backend, and Gitea for port forwarding only.

Starting an agent inside the container to communicate with an external runner to handle port forwarding while exposing ssh inside the container allows users to connect via ssh using any IDE.

[yp05327]

This is a great (and big) plan. I also considered some things like this.
But I considered using a new DevContianer manager, instead of act_runner.

[ExplodingDragon]

Confirmation is required before starting:

• Gitea's routing support for WebSocket (WIP: enable route support for websocket connections #27806)
• embedded SSH Server supports port forwarding and sftp. (This way we can use vscode desktop or intellij.)
• How to configure permissions for instances that are in a group.

[silverwind]

I think this shouldn't depend on act_runner.

[dydhyhwu]

I think this shouldn't depend on act_runner.

I agree with your idea. I think it would be great to consider implementing a built-in Web IDE scheduling mechanism similar to act_runner, which supports features like SSH, VSCode Remote, JetBrains Gateway, etc. It would also be beneficial to enhance the extensibility of the system, allowing integration with mature third-party products such as Coder.

[anbraten]

FYI There are currently two IDE systems working with Gitea already:

• https://github.com/daytonaio/daytona (support added in feat: support for Gitea git provider daytonaio/daytona#194)
• https://github.com/loft-sh/devpod (works with local git folders)