This extension makes use of the new FileSystemProvider, added in version 1.23.0 of Visual Studio Code. It allows "mounting" a remote folder over SSH as a local Workspace folder.
- Use a remote directory (over SSH) as workspace folder
- A built-in UI to add, edit and remove configurations
- Use agents, including Pageant and OpenSSH on Windows
- Use private keys (any supported by ssh2-streams, including PuTTY's PPK)
- Get prompted for a password/passphrase (plain text password aren't required)
- Easily create configurations that reference a PuTTY session/configuration
- Have multiple SSH (and regular) workspace folders at once
- Make use of SOCKS 4/5 and HTTP proxies and connection hopping
- Remote Debugging
- Support for OpenVMS versioning filesystem
- Easily open a SSH Terminal on VSCode
Use the command SSH FS: Create a SSH FS configuration, or open the Settings UI using the SSH FS: Open settings and edit configurations and click Add:
In this UI, you can also edit/delete existing configurations:
To connect, either rightclick the name in the Explorer tab, or use the command panel:
This will add a Workspace folder linked to a SSH (SFTP) session:
