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type: docs
title: "Developing with GitHub Codespaces"
linkTitle: "GitHub Codespaces"
weight: 3000
description: "How to get up and running with Dapr in a GitHub Codespace"
---

[GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces) are the easiest way to get up and running in a Dapr environment. In as little as a single click you have the environment, packages, code, samples, and documentation all ready to go in your browser.

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GitHub Codespaces is currently in a private beta. Sign up [here](https://github.com/features/codespaces/signup).
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## Features

- **Click and Run**: Get a dedicated and sandboxed environment with all of the required frameworks and packages ready to go.
- **Usage-based Billing**: Only pay for the time you spend developing in the Codespace. Environments are spun down automatically when not in use.
- **Portable**: Run in your browser or in Visual Studio Code

## Open a Dapr repo in a Codespace

To open a Dapr repository in a Codespace simply select "Code" from the repo homepage and "Open with Codespaces":

<img src="/images/codespaces-create.png" alt="Screenshot of creating a Dapr Codespace" width="300">

### Supported repos

- [Python SDK](https://github.com/dapr/python-sdk)

## Related links
- [GitHub documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/github/developing-online-with-codespaces/about-codespaces)