> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.packfiles.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Warpspaces > GitHub Codespaces...but with Warp! ### Overview Before we talk about Warpspaces, let’s review GitHub Codespaces. A Codespace is a fully configured development environment that runs in the cloud, accessible via a web browser or VS Code, and hosted by GitHub. Every Codespace comes with common tools such as git, Python, Node.js, and other programming languages pre-installed. Codespaces can also be customized with other packages. Warpspaces are Codespaces that have been customized with useful tools for performing migrations, including: * GitHub’s CLI tools * GitHub’s migration tools * Warp’s CLI tools With a Warpspace, you get a secure, controlled Codespace environment with all the tools you would need to manually run migration tools, perform a manual migration, or manage an edge case where Warp alone will not handle your migration. ### Opening a Warpspace

To open a Warpspace for a Project: * Open the Project’s *Migration HQ* repository, * Click the **Code** button, * Select the **Codespaces** tab, and * Click the **+** button or, if it’s available, the **Create codespace on main** button.

The Warpspace will take a couple of minutes to initialize, since it has to import a large set of packages. Once initialized, you’ll be in GitHub’s Codespace environment with a complete set of command-line migration tools and utilities: