If you’re using Windows, follow the tutorial How to Create SSH Keys with PuTTY on Windows to create your SSH Key.The commands are the same, so don’t worry that the tutorial says it is for Ubuntu 18.04.

If you’re using macOS or Linux, you can follow Step 1 from How to Set Up SSH Keys on Ubuntu 20.04.Visual Studio Code, which you can download and install from the official web site.This tutorial will not work on ChromeOS devices.

A local development machine running Windows, MacOSX, or Linux.

In order to follow along with this guide, you’ll need: In this tutorial, you’ll enable the Remote-SSH plugin, configure Visual Studio Code to execute code on the remote server, and execute code from your local Visual Studio Code installation on the remote server.

You may need more RAM or processing power than your current machine has available, or you want to keep code off of your personal machine due to a company policy, or the desire to keep your workstation prestine. For example, you may have a Windows workstation and want to develop on Windows, but your code will eventually run on Linux. 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.

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