Hocus – self-hosted alternative to GitHub Codespaces using Firecracker

In plain words

Hocus is a self-hosted development environment platform built on Firecracker that provides functionality similar to GitHub Codespaces. Developers can run containerized workspaces on their own infrastructure instead of relying on cloud-based solutions. It targets teams and individuals who need scalable, customizable coding environments with control over deployment and data. The project uses Firecracker's lightweight virtualization for efficient resource management.

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