cdk-cloud9 VS gitpod

//https://github.com/olcortesb/cdk-cloud9/blob/main/lib/cdk-cloud9-stack.ts import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib'; import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2'; import * as cloud9 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloud9'; export class CdkCloud9Stack extends cdk.Stack { constructor(scope: cdk.App , id: string, props?: cdk.StackProps) { super(scope, id, props); // Create a VPC for the Cloud9 environment const vpc = new ec2.Vpc(this, 'Cloud9Vpc', { maxAzs: 3, // Adjust as needed }); // Create the Cloud9 environment new cloud9.CfnEnvironmentEC2(this, 'MyCloud9Environment', { instanceType: this.node.getContext('instance_type'), // Adjust as needed connectionType: 'CONNECT_SSM', name: this.node.getContext("name"), ownerArn: this.node.getContext("user_arn"), subnetId: vpc.publicSubnets[0].subnetId, }); } }

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This is very interesting but if I read correctly OP’s question they probably mean something like Gitpod/GitHub Codespaces where the IDE is running “somewhere else” and is accessible via browser.

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