# \#dev **URL:** https://community.fly.io/tag/dev/7.md [Latest](https://community.fly.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.fly.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.fly.io/tags.md) --- ## [VS Code Sprites Extension - IDE git tool doesn't work](https://community.fly.io/t/vs-code-sprites-extension-ide-git-tool-doesnt-work/27062)
**Author:** [@benjiallen](https://community.fly.io/u/benjiallen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/vs-code-sprites-extension-ide-git-tool-doesnt-work/27062 "2026-02-06T23:00:28Z")
I’ve been enjoying using sprites and experimenting with YOLO mode. Thanks for building a great product. I’ve been using both the sprites CLI (in iTerm2) and the sprites extension for VS Code. I switch between both tool… --- ## [VS Code integration?](https://community.fly.io/t/vs-code-integration/26771)
**Author:** [@empz](https://community.fly.io/u/empz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/vs-code-integration/26771 "2026-01-16T16:09:18Z")
The only thing missing in Sprites right now is a simple way to open a VS Code instance connected to it. I imagine running code . inside a Sprite machine within a directory—just like I do on my local terminal—and having i… --- ## [Sprites: Clone sprite?](https://community.fly.io/t/sprites-clone-sprite/26728)
**Author:** [@pb30](https://community.fly.io/u/pb30)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/sprites-clone-sprite/26728 "2026-01-11T04:18:08Z")
Are there any plans to allow cloning a sprite, or restoring a checkpoint to a new sprite? We’re exploring some dev tool ideas around Sprites and this would be very helpful. --- ## [Slow (~18s) volume forking](https://community.fly.io/t/slow-18s-volume-forking/26735)
**Author:** [@cam](https://community.fly.io/u/cam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/slow-18s-volume-forking/26735 "2026-01-06T06:59:40Z")
We’re seeing a big difference in volume fork times: Scenario Fork Time Fresh volume (never mounted) ~1s Volume that was mounted by a machine ~18s Even after destroying the machine, the volume still forks sl… --- ## [Architectural advice on IDE live preview](https://community.fly.io/t/architectural-advice-on-ide-live-preview/26682)
**Author:** [@kenrussell](https://community.fly.io/u/kenrussell)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/architectural-advice-on-ide-live-preview/26682 "2025-12-23T15:37:02Z")
We’re building an integrated development environment with a custom LLM/model we built from scratch, everything is working from importing user repositories via Github personal access token so we can do fork and file tree … --- ## [Dev Environment Set Up Questions](https://community.fly.io/t/dev-environment-set-up-questions/23997)
**Author:** [@roboslob](https://community.fly.io/u/roboslob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/dev-environment-set-up-questions/23997 "2025-02-21T11:58:34Z")
Newb to both fly and phoenix here. I’d like to set up a test environment where I push to github and it’s auto deployed to fly. I understand how to do that, but not when it comes to the database. I want a separate test d… --- ## [How to connect VSCode remote development to a Fly machine?](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-connect-vscode-remote-development-to-a-fly-machine/23541)
**Author:** [@morse](https://community.fly.io/u/morse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-connect-vscode-remote-development-to-a-fly-machine/23541 "2025-01-19T09:41:13Z")
I am trying to use VSCode remote development via SSH to manage a Fly machine using VSCode, the use cases are Use Fly as rentable GPU machine Run scripts inside Fly to get more compute and faster internet connection Th… --- ## [flyctl for GitLab CI (using official docker image)](https://community.fly.io/t/flyctl-for-gitlab-ci-using-official-docker-image/22394)
**Author:** [@tmaier](https://community.fly.io/u/tmaier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/flyctl-for-gitlab-ci-using-official-docker-image/22394 "2024-10-22T22:39:00Z")
I wanted to use the official docker image for GitLab CI to avoid the need to install fly manually in each job. And to reduce the number of code I need to maintain myself. flyctl: image: name: ghcr.io/superfly/flyc… --- ## [Hello, prisma's migration function does not work in Fly Postgres. I think it is occupied by users who manage the cluster, but I don't know how to suspend it.](https://community.fly.io/t/hello-prismas-migration-function-does-not-work-in-fly-postgres-i-think-it-is-occupied-by-users-who-manage-the-cluster-but-i-dont-know-how-to-suspend-it/18150)
**Author:** [@OConnects](https://community.fly.io/u/OConnects)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/hello-prismas-migration-function-does-not-work-in-fly-postgres-i-think-it-is-occupied-by-users-who-manage-the-cluster-but-i-dont-know-how-to-suspend-it/18150 "2024-02-12T01:38:25Z")
I executed the command: fly proxy 5432 -a pg prisma migrate dev --name init Exception thrown Prisma schema loaded from prisma/schema.prisma Datasource "db": PostgreSQL database "postgres", schema "public" at "localh… --- ## [What is the purpose of "fly launch" ?](https://community.fly.io/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-fly-launch/11608)
**Author:** [@dangra](https://community.fly.io/u/dangra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-fly-launch/11608 "2023-03-22T01:32:21Z")
While we were (and are) working on prepping fly launch for apps V2, the question of what is “fly launch”? was brought to attention in this issue comment. The text below is an adaptation of the reply to that comment aimi… --- ## [App reverts after a few minutes/hours but no logs in activity](https://community.fly.io/t/app-reverts-after-a-few-minutes-hours-but-no-logs-in-activity/9075)
**Author:** [@eliel](https://community.fly.io/u/eliel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-reverts-after-a-few-minutes-hours-but-no-logs-in-activity/9075 "2022-12-01T22:30:55Z")
When I deploy my pheonix app, everything seems to work fine, but after some time passes (~30min to an hour), when I refresh, an older version of my app seems to be running(can tell from html/css I remove etc). Nothing in… --- ## [Error deploying fly-apps/hello-rust](https://community.fly.io/t/error-deploying-fly-apps-hello-rust/5664)
**Author:** [@ajmorgan](https://community.fly.io/u/ajmorgan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-deploying-fly-apps-hello-rust/5664 "2022-06-17T16:06:44Z")
I’m trying to deploy the fly-apps/hello-rust example and am getting the following error: Failed due to unhealthy allocations - no stable job version to auto revert to and deploying as v1 Full session output, to help yo… --- ## [Running a fly (local) dev server (for dealing with custom fly headers)](https://community.fly.io/t/running-a-fly-local-dev-server-for-dealing-with-custom-fly-headers/3461)
**Author:** [@Sam1](https://community.fly.io/u/Sam1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/running-a-fly-local-dev-server-for-dealing-with-custom-fly-headers/3461 "2021-12-20T20:01:23Z")
Im a bit new to this platform Is there way too run a fly local dev server kinda things to deal with the fly.io specific headers and similar stuffs before production deployment so that it wont be a hustle especially doi…