> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.activepieces.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# GitHub Codespaces

GitHub Codespaces is a cloud development platform that enables developers to write, run, and debug code directly in their browsers, seamlessly integrated with GitHub.

### Steps to setup Codespaces

1. Go to [Activepieces repo](https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces).

2. Click Code `<>`, then under codespaces click create codespace on main.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/activepieces/ki8mFooo8mAmhMdP/resources/screenshots/development-setup_codespaces.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ki8mFooo8mAmhMdP&q=85&s=94470febd82b0491474e2481124eb562" alt="Create Codespace" width="1383" height="713" data-path="resources/screenshots/development-setup_codespaces.png" />

<Note>
  By default, the development setup only builds specific pieces.Open the file
  `.env.dev` and add comma-separated list of pieces to make
  available.

  For more details, check out the [Piece Development](/build-pieces/building-pieces/development-setup#pieces-development) section.
</Note>

3. Open the terminal and run `npm start`

4. Access the frontend URL by opening port 4200 and signing in with these details:

Email: `dev@ap.com`
Password: `12345678`