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Control whether users can expose ports from environments to the network. Useful when:
  • Preventing accidental exposure of development services
  • Enforcing network security policies
  • Restricting access to internal services

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Configuration

Check Disable port sharing to prevent port exposure. Port sharing restrictions

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Exemptions

VS Code Browser and agents are exempt from this policy and continue to work when port sharing is disabled. Only user-initiated port sharing is affected.

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Effect on users

  • Port sharing blocked via UI and CLI (gitpod environment port open returns error)
  • Services running in environments cannot be accessed via shared URLs
  • Users see notification explaining the restriction
  • VS Code Browser and agents remain functional