From past two days I am facing issue to start the workshop.
I am learning SQL. In the workshop ‘Build a Database of Video Game Characters’, when I click on the ‘Start Course’ a new tab of Github opens, in that tab when I click on the “Create Codespace” the screen turns complete White and this message appears on the screen “Setting up your codespace”. Also the link in address bar changes to a weird link. Please look into this issue. I think there is some bug in it.
the link is a codespace link, that is expected
the white page is not expected. Would you be able to check if the issue is solved by clearing your cache and deactivating browser extensions?
the fact that there is a www. in there is a bit weird, but I think that is randomly generated so it could happen
here this is my link when I do the same think:
but I also get the environment
I tried your solution but it didn’t work.
I even tried another new browser, same problem.
Also I noticed one thing is that, a pop up appears which asks me to install the app.
VS code also stopped working, I am not able to connect to the server through it, tutorial tab is not working.
you may be using something, browser extensions, vpn, something else, that is blocking things from working
I used different freecodecamp and github account but it still didn’t work.
Then I used different laptop totally with new freecodecamp and github account and new wifi, but still the same problem.
I think it is something from your side. May be a bug specific to our particular region.
we do not control codespaces, that is a GitHub thing, you may try to reach to their support
there are other options to set up the environment, one using Ona and one locally, you could try with one of those
This doesn’t sound like a bug in the workshop itself. When the screen turns completely white and stays on “Setting up your codespace,” it’s usually an issue with GitHub Codespaces rather than freeCodeCamp.
A few things you can try:
First, open the workshop in an Incognito or Private window and try creating the Codespace again. Sometimes browser extensions (especially ad blockers or privacy tools) interfere with GitHub. Also make sure you’re fully logged into your GitHub account before clicking “Create Codespace.” If possible, try a different browser — Chrome tends to work more reliably with Codespaces. It’s also worth checking your GitHub account settings to see if you’ve reached any Codespaces usage limits. In many cases, this kind of white screen issue is temporary on GitHub’s side. Waiting a bit and trying again later often fixes it.
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