--- title: Running Arista cEOS in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog description: A practical walkthrough for getting Arista cEOS container images into GitHub Codespaces when the vendor requires registration-gated downloads. Two approaches... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/running-arista-ceos-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ugscaggxb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Running Arista cEOS in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: A practical walkthrough for getting Arista cEOS container images into GitHub Codespaces when the vendor requires registration-gated downloads. Two approaches... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/running-arista-ceos-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ugscaggxb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UGscAggXB.png og:image:alt: Running Arista cEOS in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Running Arista cEOS in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical walkthrough for getting Arista cEOS container images into GitHub Codespaces when the vendor requires registration-gated downloads. Two approaches are covered: dragging and dropping the image from a local laptop into the Codespaces file explorer, or using browser DevTools to capture the authenticated download request as a cURL command and replaying it directly in the Codespaces terminal. The image is then installed with `docker image import`. A community comment also points to the `eos-downloader` tool as a further simplification. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I get an Arista cEOS container image into GitHub Codespaces when the download requires registration? Two methods work. First, download the cEOS image to your laptop, then drag-and-drop it from a local folder into the Explorer tab of the running Codespace. Second, use browser DevTools: paste the vendor download link in a blank tab, capture the final network request, right-click it and select 'Copy as cURL', then paste that command into the Codespaces terminal with `--output filename.tar.xz` appended. Install with `docker image import`. _Network engineers running cEOS labs in Codespaces share workarounds like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Arista cEOS Does Not Apply ACLs to Control-Plane Traffic « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/arista-ceos-does-not-apply-acls-to-control-plane-traffic-ipspace-net-blog-ieh2uzhm7) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [From devcontainers to VMs: parallel dev environments for AI agents](https://daily.dev/posts/from-devcontainers-to-vms-parallel-dev-environments-for-ai-agents-bjgmxlpxi) · Arcjet · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Build a CI/CD pipeline with OpenShift Dev Spaces and GitOps](https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-ci-cd-pipeline-with-openshift-dev-spaces-and-gitops-zhhag9bbg) · Red Hat Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/running-arista-ceos-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ugscaggxb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Running Arista cEOS in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-arista-ceos-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ugscaggxb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-arista-ceos-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ugscaggxb"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:51:46.474Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T08:52:29.317Z","description":"A practical walkthrough for getting Arista cEOS container images into GitHub Codespaces when the vendor requires registration-gated downloads. 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