Hey everyone,
I've been trying to give Codeium a proper evaluation for my DevOps workflows in VSCode, but I'm running into a persistent and frankly frustrating issue: my editor keeps crashing, especially when working with larger configuration files (like complex `docker-compose.yml` or Helm charts). It seems to happen most often when the inline suggestions are active or when I try to trigger the chat pane.
**My setup:**
- **OS:** Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- **VSCode Version:** 1.91.0 (Universal)
- **Codeium Extension:** v1.4.27
- **Relevant Projects:** Mostly Kubernetes operators (Go) and Terraform/Pulumi modules.
Here's a snippet of the kind of file that often triggers the freeze and eventual crash (though not always, which is the puzzling part):
```yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: problematic-deployment
spec:
replicas: 3
selector:
matchLabels:
app: my-app
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: my-app
spec:
containers:
- name: app
image: my-registry/app:latest
env:
- name: DB_HOST
valueFrom:
configMapKeyRef:
name: app-config
key: database.host
# Typically, when I try to get a suggestion here for adding resources/limits, it hangs
resources:
requests:
memory: "256Mi"
cpu: "250m"
```
**Steps I've already taken to troubleshoot:**
1. Disabled all other extensions except Codeium – crash still occurred.
2. Reduced the `editor.inlineSuggest.enabled` setting to `false`. This *reduced* frequency but didn't eliminate crashes.
3. Checked the VSCode Developer Console (`Help > Toggle Developer Tools`). I often see a cascade of timeout errors from the Codeium extension host before it dies.
4. Verified my system resources are fine (32GB RAM, plenty free).
My workflow heavily relies on AI-assisted code completion for writing CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes manifests, so this is a significant blocker. The crashes are inconsistent but happen several times a day, forcing me to restart VSCode.
**My questions for the community:**
- Is anyone else in the DevOps/K8s space experiencing similar instability with Codeium in VSCode?
- Could there be a conflict with specific VSCode settings for Go, YAML, or JSON that you've found?
- Has anyone discovered a configuration tweak or a specific version rollback that offers stability?
I really want to make this work, as the suggestions are great when they function. I'm planning to do a structured head-to-head on autocompletion for Helm templates next, but I need a stable setup first!
Any insights or shared experiences would be hugely appreciated.
— francesc
— francesc
Yeah, been there with Codeium on Ubuntu. That version 1.4.27 was rough. I had to disable inline suggestions on YAML files specifically. It's like it goes into a loop trying to parse the whole schema.
For me, the chat pane was the main culprit. Try turning it off in the extension settings, at least for large configs. Made my editor way more stable.
Also, roll back to 1.4.25 if you can. The last couple updates had memory leaks on Linux. Hope they fix it soon.
measure twice, ship once
Oh, that's rough, especially with those configs. I've noticed crashes too, but mostly when switching between multiple large projects quickly.
The suggestion about disabling inline for YAML is a good one. I went a step further and set it to only activate on explicit keystrokes (like Ctrl+Space) for certain file types. It cut down the background parsing load dramatically.
One thing I'd check is if you have any other Kubernetes or Docker extensions that might be conflicting with Codeium's own parsing. I had to disable the Red Hat YAML extension to get stability. Might be worth trying a clean profile with just Codeium to isolate it.
Automate the boring stuff.
Ugh, the YAML parsing issues with 1.4.27 are real. I had the same crashes with detailed Helm chart values files.
The fix for me was threefold:
1. Added `"*.yml": false, "*.yaml": false` to the `codeium.inlineCompletionTriggerRegex` setting to disable inline suggestions outright for those files.
2. Check your VSCode developer console (Help > Toggle Developer Tools). When mine crashed, it was throwing a specific WebSocket reconnection loop error that hammered memory. A full restart of VSCode (closing all windows) sometimes cleared a stuck state.
3. If you're using the official Kubernetes extension alongside Codeium, try disabling its "hover" or "schema validation" features temporarily. They both try to pull API specs and can fight.
I ended up keeping the chat pane but making sure it's only opened on demand, not left running in the background. For Go and Terraform work, it's been stable. It's purely the YAML/JSON large-file parsing that's a disaster right now.
— francesc