Codespaces

[tchorzliwychojrak]

Hello everyone. Is there someone who can help me with understanding how Codespaces and its limits work?
I was doing a course there, but I have reached monthly limit and I can't continue that. It makes that I can'not learn the course offers.

[mohamedshiras]

Why You Reached the Limit
Free accounts get 120 core hours and 15 GB of storage per month. You get locked out when you hit 100% on either one.

Active Time: A standard 2-core machine uses 2 "core hours" for every 1 real hour. This means you actually get about 60 hours of live coding.

Background Storage: Your Codespace consumes your 15 GB storage quota even when it is turned off. If you leave it sitting there for weeks, it drains your limit silently.

How to Keep Going Right Now
Get Student Perks: Verify your NIBM student email to apply for the GitHub Student Developer Pack. This grants you GitHub Pro for free, bumping your limits to 180 hours and 20 GB.

Save Your Code: Go to your Codespaces dashboard, click the three dots on your frozen Codespace, and click Export changes to a branch so you don't lose any uncommitted work.

Run it Locally (Free): Clone the repository to your own computer and run it locally to bypass GitHub's limits entirely.

Pay a Few Cents: Add a payment method in your billing settings and set a strict spending limit (like $2). A standard machine only costs $0.18 per hour, so just $1 buys you over 5 extra hours to finish your course.

[tchorzliwychojrak]

Very good, clear answer. Thank you for that. I wish you the best.