VS Code Remote Development

PyCharm Professional has been my favourite development IDE for years. Until recently, I have to switch to VS Code. It’s a totally new animal to have a handle on, since I have to develop and work on remote server.

Here is the basic steps to develop remotely:

1. Development on Remote Server
   a. Install Remote Development Extension Pack
   * In your VS Code, Quick Open (Ctrl+P), Paste the following:
   ext install ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack
   b. Connect to remote server:
   * In your VS Code, Command Palette(F1), select Remote-SSH: Connect to Host…
   * Enter your user id: juniarto@[remote host ip] -A
   c. Open integrated terminal in your VS Code:
   (CTRL-`)
   d. Install Python Extension Pack on remote