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Bitrise RDE UI

The Bitrise RDE UI is the web interface for Remote Dev Environments. It's the visual way to create and manage sessions, templates, and saved inputs, and it includes a built-in terminal so you can work in a session without leaving the browser.

Open the Remote Dev Environments section of the Bitrise app to get started. If you don't see it, you don't have the RDE User role yet: ask a workspace owner or manager to grant it. See Managing RDE access.

AuthenticationClick to copy link​

You can configure your Claude Code credentials and passwordless SSH access on the Saved inputs page. Saved inputs are reusable credentials and values you store once and map into sessions. See Saved inputs for details.

Creating a sessionClick to copy link​

  1. In the Remote Dev Environments section, click New session.

  2. Set a session title, and optionally a description.

    The session title must be unique.

  3. Optionally, enter an AI prompt to start Claude Code automatically when the session boots. This requires saved Claude Code credentials.

  4. Choose when the session should auto-terminate.

  5. Choose a template, or select No template and pick a stack and a machine type directly.

  6. If a warm pool of that template exists, Start from warm pool lets you claim a pre-booted session from it instead of booting a new machine.

  7. Fill in any required inputs. You can type a value or select an existing saved input.

  8. Click Create.

The session starts within a short while. When it's running, open it to connect.

To boot an iOS simulator or Android emulator with the session, use the device section of the form, which appears once the selected stack or template supports a device. See Device sessions.

Managing sessionsClick to copy link​

The Sessions list shows every session in the workspace, grouped by status, with search. From a session you can:

  • Restore a terminated session, or terminate a running one.
  • Permanently delete a terminated session.
  • Edit its name and description, and change its auto-terminate setting.

Connecting to a sessionClick to copy link​

The session detail page is your connection hub. From it you can:

  • Open the built-in web terminal, with support for multiple tabs.
  • Copy the SSH and VNC credentials to connect from your own tools.
  • Use Open in VS Code to connect with the VS Code Remote - SSH extension.
  • Use workspace-link buttons to open a specific folder in your IDE.
  • Click Open device view in the Device row to watch and control the session's simulator or emulator, when the session boots one.

For details on each method, see Connecting to a session.

TemplatesClick to copy link​

You can create and manage reusable session configurations from the UI: see Templates.

Warm poolsClick to copy link​

The Warm pools page lists the pools that keep sessions booted for you (My pools) and for the whole workspace (Workspace pools). Create one with New warm pool, and from a pool's page change its size, edit its configuration, claim a session, or delete it. See Warm pools.

Workspace usageClick to copy link​

The Usage page shows what the workspace's active sessions consume right now: session counts, vCPU and memory totals split by OS, and a per-user breakdown. Only workspace owners and members who can manage billing see the page. The same report is available programmatically: see Workspace usage report.

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