

When you find the plugin, select it and then click the green Install button to install the extension. Once you have the Extensions Marketplace open, type Remote-SSH in the Search Extensions in Marketplace search bar. When you open this page you will see suggested plugins to download and install. You can also access this section by pressing Ctrl+Shift+X. The bottom icon, which looks like four squares in a box with the top right square exploding out, is the icon for the Extensions Marketplace: On the left-hand side of the IDE there is a vertical row of five icons. This is where you will search for the Remote-SSH plugin and install it. The Extensions Marketplace is where you can download supported and third-party extensions for a variety of different tools and programming languages. Step 1 - Installing the Remote-SSH Plugin One Ubuntu 18.04 server set up by following the Ubuntu 18.04 initial server setup guide, including a non-root sudo-enabled user and a firewall.If you’re using DigitalOcean, you can follow the How to Upload SSH Public Keys to a DigitalOcean Account guide.


There are many reasons why this may be beneficial to you. With this plugin you can edit files on your local workstation, but run development tasks such as program execution, unit tests, or static analysis on a remote server. This tutorial focuses on using the Remote-SSH plugin to enable remote software development.

Its large selection of plugins, minimal design, and cross-platform support make it a great choice for developers of all levels. Visual Studio Code is a popular Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) for developers.
