running in docker: --disable-getting-started-override doesn't work

[magowiz]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: firefox
• Local OS: windows 11
• Remote OS: docker image codercom/code-server:latest
• Remote Architecture: amd64
• code-server --version:

Steps to Reproduce

1. create a Dockerfile starting from codercom/code-server:latest
2. create a custom entrypoint.sh and set it as docker image ENTRYPOINT
3. create an entrypoint with last instruction: code-server --disable-telemetry --disable-workspace-trust --disable-getting-started-override --auth none --port 8080 my_folder
4. if connecting with browser I still see getting started page

I tried also using suggested environment variables: export CS_DISABLE_GETTING_STARTED_OVERRIDE=true or CS_DISABLE_GETTING_STARTED_OVERRIDE=1

In attachment the screenshot of what I see once I connect with my browser

is there any precedence or some options that conflict with it it?

Expected

In web browser I should not see getting started

Actual

Despite --disable-getting-started-override is specified, I get getting started screen.

Logs

Screenshot/Video

No response

Does this bug reproduce in native VS Code?

This cannot be tested in native VS Code

Does this bug reproduce in GitHub Codespaces?

I did not test GitHub Codespaces

Are you accessing code-server over a secure context?

• I am using a secure context.

Notes

No response

[code-asher]

Ah, this just disables our override (our override adds details about our coder/coder project), it does not disable the welcome page. You can use built-in VS Code settings for that. See the workbench.startupEditor setting.

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_57#_new-getting-started-experience

[magowiz]

I see, thank you very much for the explanation and for pointing me to an alternative solution.

[c3danielxu]

I was running into the same thing and I also would like the VS Code to start up in dark mode. In both cases this would involve modifying the user settings.json file. Is it possible to have some sort of start-up script or flags to change this right before the first time code-server is launched?