This VSCode Extension is a MUST for Developers...

This VSCode Extension is a MUST for Developers... (remote SSH) #vscode #homelab #development
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Please do not hesitate to ask a question!
Remote SSH Extension docs by Microsoft:
code.visualstudio.com/docs/re...
code.visualstudio.com/docs/re...
If you're missing ssh-keygen on Windows:
phoenixnap.com/kb/generate-ss...
Additional ssh-keygen related issues & solutions:
superuser.com/questions/15698...
stackoverflow.com/questions/6...
Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Demo 0:22
Use-cases 1:00
Tutorial 2:13
Creating LXC 2:27
Ubuntu Setup 3:28
SSH Setup 4:51
VSCode Setup 9:22
In Action 11:20
Outro 12:55
P.S.
I don't hate actually VIM... I actually want to give it a fair shot some day :)

[@homelabd]

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[@electrpaleo]

You can also install the vscode cli on the remote machine and make a remote tunnel, you just connect it to your account and you are good to go

[@homelabd]

Great suggestion

[@LTViper998]

brother. we need you to be consistent. please.

[@homelabd]

I’ll try my best, brother.

[@ansgarhellwig6700]

Why do you copy the SSH key manually instead of just using ssh-copyid?

[@homelabd]

Last I checked, powershell doesn’t support ssh-copyid. There are scripts out there that you can download which mimic the command but I just took the route of copying the ssh key manually so that I can keep it simple for the audience.

[@ansgarhellwig6700]

@@homelabd I see, thanks! I'm using mostly WSL for command-line stuff nowadays and didn't notice you were using PowerShell in the video.

[@ngocanha85]

Is that a must? What about Termius? Do i miss smthing?

[@codeman99-dev]

Yes, the vscode extension allows you to act as if vscode is installed on the remote machine... because it is. VSCode ssh will install a thin "cli" client on the remote machine.
You can install extensions. Work in the scope of a project. One-off edits to any file you like. You can even add *minimal* configuration to have vscode to act as the $EDITOR for any command.
The same goes for any of the remote tools in "ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack" (extension id). WSL: yes. SSH: yes. Tunnels: yes. Devcontainers: yes! You can even nest connections. Want to connect to a devcontainer on a remote machine? You can do that!