Eclipse Che

A Kubernetes-native platform that gives each developer a containerized cloud workspace with a web IDE, defined by a devfile in the repository.

7.2k stars, 1.2k forks TypeScript On GitHub since March 2015

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Eclipse Che at a glance

Open sourceYes, EPL-2.0No paid parts in the repository
Health68 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDockerSteps in the README
InterfaceEnglish onlyNo translation files found
Issue repliesWithin ~22 hoursMedian first reply; 16% of recent issues answered

What is Eclipse Che?

Eclipse Che runs development environments as pods on Kubernetes. Each workspace holds the project code, its dependencies and runtimes, and a browser IDE, so developers start coding from a Git URL without local setup. A devfile.yaml in the repository describes tools, runtimes and commands, and Che configures the workspace from it automatically. VS Code extensions can run inside workspaces, and the chectl CLI creates and manages them. You can use it online or install it on your own cluster.

Good fit if

  • Your company already runs Kubernetes and wants standardized, portable developer environments.
  • You need reproducible onboarding for many repositories.

Look elsewhere if

  • You prefer Terraform templates for VMs, containers or pods, plus AI coding agents: Coder.
  • You just need one browser-based editor on a server: code-server.

Before you adopt it

Eclipse Che is under the EPL-2.0 and has no paid parts. It is developed within the Eclipse Foundation by a team of several contributors. You need a Kubernetes cluster and some operations work to run it.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 31 October 2026. Report a correction

How to run Eclipse Che yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: eclipse.org or the README on GitHub.

Eclipse Che health: is it still maintained?

68 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~26 days13 releases in 12 months; latest 7.124.0
Issue repliesWithin ~22 hoursMedian first reply; 16% of recent issues answered
Bus factorLow riskThe most active of 8 authors wrote 32% of recent commits
  • Activity
    27 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 4 November 2026.
    18 / 30
  • Contributors
    8 people wrote the 27 commits of the last 90 days; the most active wrote 32% of them.
    13 / 20
  • Releases
    13 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, 7.124.0, on 21 October 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 16% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 22 hours.
    13 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 5 November 2026. How the score works

Eclipse Che license: is it open source?

Eclipse Che uses EPL-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. March 2015First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayEPL-2.0.

Eclipse Che for developers

Written in

  • TypeScript 89%
  • Shell 10%
  • JavaScript <1%
  • Dockerfile <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues177On GitHub
Authors, 90 days8Of 27 commits

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about Eclipse Che

Is Eclipse Che open source?

Yes. Eclipse Che is published under EPL-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Eclipse Che still maintained?

Its health score is 68 of 100 (actively developed). It had 27 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 4 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 21 October 2026.

How do I run Eclipse Che?

You can run it with Docker. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is Eclipse Che written in?

Eclipse Che is written mainly in TypeScript (89% of the code), with Shell (10%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What are the alternatives to Eclipse Che?

Close alternatives in the Developer tools category include Coder, code-server, Gotify.