Daytona.io - an open-source Development Environment Manager - Julia usage?

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Hello,

I recently read a LinkedIn post about Daytona.io.

Daytona.io is an open-source Development Environment Manager designed to simplify and streamline the process of setting up development environments[1][3]. Key features of Daytona include:

  1. Single-command setup: Developers can create a full dev environment using just one command: ‘daytona create’[1].

  2. Flexibility: It works on any machine and with any infrastructure, supporting both local and remote environments[1][3].

  3. Automation: Daytona automates the creation of development environments, connects to local instances of VS Code (or browser-based alternatives), creates VPN tunnels, and adds reverse proxies for sharing[1].

  4. Standardization: It helps eliminate configuration drift and ensures consistent environments throughout the development lifecycle[3].

  5. Scalability: Daytona can scale with development requirements, removing constraints of local machines[3].

  6. Security: It offers fine-grained code access controls and comprehensive dependency management[3].

  7. Integration: Daytona supports various Git providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) and popular IDEs (Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Vim)[3].

Daytona.io has gained significant traction since its launch, amassing over 6,700 GitHub stars[2]. The company has also secured $7 million in funding to advance its mission of simplifying development environments[2][4].

Daytona (can) rely on Docker as provider.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL-TaEhvVwk provides an introduction to this tool

Currenly there is

but no sample-julia

I wonder if some of you have ever experiment it and have an (unbiased) opinion about it.

Best regards

Citations:
[1] Show HN: Daytona – Open-source dev env manager from a 15-year journey | Hacker News
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNf_vfgc91c
[3] https://www.daytona.io
[4] Daytona | LinkedIn
[5] Workflow runs · daytonaio/daytona · GitHub
[6] x.com
[7] Nicolas Solerieu / Projects / Daytona.io | Dribbble
[8] x.com

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Hi,

We have now 2 sample projects for Julia development in Daytona.io

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Best regards

[1] GitHub - daytonaio/sample-julia: Julia Devcontainer Sample
[2] GitHub - daytonaio/sample-julia-genie: Julia with Genie Devcontainer Sample

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That’s cool! I do wonder though if the benefit for Julia is smaller than other languages, since I think Pkg takes care of the setup, flexibility, standardisation, scalability and points (from my perspective at least).

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While Julia’s Pkg system excellently manages package dependencies, Daytona.io’s free tier still offers valuable core benefits for development workflows. The platform provides consistent, cloud-based development environments that eliminate environment setup friction and the “it works on my machine” problem. Even in its free version, Daytona delivers key features like pre-configured IDE settings and Git integration, making it easier to start coding Julia projects immediately through a browser or your prefered text editor / IDE. Though advanced features like shared workspaces and team collaboration tools seems to be limited to enterprise users, the free tier’s ability to provide standardized, cloud-based Julia environments remains a significant advantage over purely local development - especially for open source contributors or developers working across multiple machines. When combined with Pkg’s robust package management, even Daytona’s basic offering creates a more streamlined development experience that complements Julia’s existing tooling.

I found theses articles

quite interesting

Hope that helps

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