= Remote Development with VSCode =

[https://code.visualstudio.com/ Visual Studio Code] is a '''freeware source-code editor''' made by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS.

== Install Remote FS ==

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== Setup Remote FS ==

* Open User Settings.
 - On  !Windows/Linux - File > Preferences > Settings
 - On macOS - Code > Preferences > Settings
* Add your remote configs to "remotefs.remote" in your User Settings.
{{{#!bash
    "remotefs.remote": {
        "cypress-home": {
            "scheme": "sftp",
            "host": "cypress.tulane.edu",
            "username": "YOUR USER ID",
            "rootPath": "/home/YOUR_HOME"
        },
        "cypress-lustre": {
            "scheme": "sftp",
            "host": "cypress.tulane.edu",
            "username": "YOUR USER ID",
            "rootPath": "/lustre/project/YOUR_PROJECT_DIR"
        }
    }
}}}
* Cmd+Shift+P open command palette(Ctrl+Shift+P on !Windows/Linux), run Remote FS: Add Folder to Workspace command.

== Public-key Authetication ==
If you have set up [https://wiki.hpc.tulane.edu/trac/wiki/cypress/ssh_public-key_authentication%20 Public-key Authetication], add "privateKeyPath" entry for each to specify the location of the local private key.

{{{
            "username": "YOUR USER ID",
            "privateKeyPath":"/home/YOUR_LOCAL_HOME/.ssh/id_rsa",
            "rootPath": "/home/YOUR_HOME"
}}}
Note that '/home/YOUR_LOCAL_HOME' is the home directory on your desktop/laptop computer. You should check the private key file name in /home/YOUR_LOCAL_HOME/.ssh.