On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM Binal Lokitha ***@***.***> wrote: It happens because the codespace does not keep consuming compute resources when you are not using it. A github codespace stops after a period of inactivity, and by default that idle timeout is 30 minutes. If it is still running but unused, you are billed for the time it stays active. If you can get github student developer pack ( https://education.github.com/pack ) with you school email account (you can merge with school email with your existing personal account before you do this) verified students get free GitHub Codespaces usage up to 180 core hours per month on their personal accounts, with storage included at the same level as GitHub Pro. It's not a total win but you get more out of codespace that way. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#193854 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B3SFPZ2A54H4HPD2UFC5VKT4XRIXPAVCNFSM6AAAAACYFWL6XGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNZQHEYTSMA> . Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/B3SFPZ7ICAYPEQC5GS4TYML4XRIXPA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRXGA4TCOJQUZZGKYLTN5XKMYLVORUG64VFMV3GK3TUVJTG633UMVZF62LPOM> and Android <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/B3SFPZ7AYB3BCB3ZOFGLIPT4XRIXPA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRXGA4TCOJQUZZGKYLTN5XKMYLVORUG64VFMV3GK3TUVZTG633UMVZF6YLOMRZG62LE>. Download it today! You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

thanks On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM Binal Lokitha ***@***.***> wrote: > It happens because the codespace does not keep consuming compute > resources when you are not using it. A github codespace stops after a > period of inactivity, and by default that idle timeout is 30 minutes. If it > is still running but unused, you are billed for the time it stays active. > > If you can get github student developer pack ( > https://education.github.com/pack ) with you school email account (you > can merge with school email with your existing personal account before you > do this) verified students get free GitHub Codespaces usage up to 180 core > hours per month on their personal accounts, with storage included at the > same level as GitHub Pro. It's not a total win but you get more out of > codespace that way. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#193854 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B3SFPZ2A54H4HPD2UFC5VKT4XRIXPAVCNFSM6AAAAACYFWL6XGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNZQHEYTSMA> > . > Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull > requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS > <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/B3SFPZ7ICAYPEQC5GS4TYML4XRIXPA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRXGA4TCOJQUZZGKYLTN5XKMYLVORUG64VFMV3GK3TUVJTG633UMVZF62LPOM> > and Android > <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/B3SFPZ7AYB3BCB3ZOFGLIPT4XRIXPA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRXGA4TCOJQUZZGKYLTN5XKMYLVORUG64VFMV3GK3TUVZTG633UMVZF6YLOMRZG62LE>. > Download it today! > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.*** > com> >

On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 6:46 AM Gecko 51 ***@***.***> wrote: A couple of things worth adding here that might actually unblock you right now: *Your work is probably not lost* Codespaces stores your files in a container that persists even after the session ends -- it's separate from your compute hours. Go to github.com/codespaces and you should still see your stopped codespace listed there. You can export the files from it or reconnect once your quota resets. The 7-day wait is for new compute hours, not for accessing your existing files. *github.dev <http://github.dev> as a free alternative while you wait* If your project is mostly HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (which school club websites usually are), open your repo on GitHub and press the . key on your keyboard. This opens github.dev, which is VS Code running entirely in your browser with zero compute hours consumed -- no terminals, no servers, but full file editing and Git commits. It won't run a local server, but you can edit and push your code without touching your Codespaces quota at all. *On the Student Pack verification issue* If verification keeps failing, the most common reason is that GitHub can't confirm your school email domain. Make sure you're applying with an active .edu address (or whatever your school issues), and that the email is already added and verified in your GitHub account settings. If that's already done and it still rejects you, the manual review path works -- you can submit a photo of a school ID or enrollment letter. It takes a few days but it does go through. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#193854 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B3SFPZ7NNOHR6WSWVPLIR2L4YIBSZAVCNFSM6AAAAACYFWL6XGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNZVGY2TQOI> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Thank you for your help! On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 6:46 AM Gecko 51 ***@***.***> wrote: > A couple of things worth adding here that might actually unblock you > right now: > > *Your work is probably not lost* > > Codespaces stores your files in a container that persists even after the > session ends -- it's separate from your compute hours. Go to > github.com/codespaces and you should still see your stopped codespace > listed there. You can export the files from it or reconnect once your quota > resets. The 7-day wait is for new compute hours, not for accessing your > existing files. > > *github.dev <http://github.dev> as a free alternative while you wait* > > If your project is mostly HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (which school club > websites usually are), open your repo on GitHub and press the . key on > your keyboard. This opens github.dev, which is VS Code running entirely > in your browser with zero compute hours consumed -- no terminals, no > servers, but full file editing and Git commits. It won't run a local > server, but you can edit and push your code without touching your > Codespaces quota at all. > > *On the Student Pack verification issue* > > If verification keeps failing, the most common reason is that GitHub > can't confirm your school email domain. Make sure you're applying with an > active .edu address (or whatever your school issues), and that the email > is already added and verified in your GitHub account settings. If that's > already done and it still rejects you, the manual review path works -- you > can submit a photo of a school ID or enrollment letter. It takes a few days > but it does go through. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#193854 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/B3SFPZ7NNOHR6WSWVPLIR2L4YIBSZAVCNFSM6AAAAACYFWL6XGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMNZVGY2TQOI> > . > Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS > <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> > or Android > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. > > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.*** > com> >