CODEWITHSUNDEEP
visual-studio-codevscode-extensionsvscode-remote
user578895
user578895

Reputation:

VSCode remote ssh -- how to automatically install extensions

How do I install VSCode extensions in an SSH connection without doing it through the VSCode UI? I have an environment that spins up a new VM for git branches, and it's really annoying to have to go manually install every extension for each new VM.

I've tried adding them to a devcontainer.json file, which is ignored (it only works on containers, not ssh, even in the newest release that's had some support for the file via ssh connections).

I could add a bunch of packages to vscode's settings, but I want to avoid that because what I install is different based on whether I'm looking at a rust service, node, etc and it's pretty pointless to install every conceivable package in every vm.

Upvotes: 7

Views: 6788

Answers (1)

walkman
walkman

Reputation: 1861

#get extendsions ids

  1. cmd: 
    code --list-extensions
//foo.bar
//foo1.bar2
  2. Visual Studio Code: Open settings file, add option: 
    "remote.SSH.defaultExtensions": [
    "foo.bar",
 ]

  3. ssh remote ssh rm ~/.vscode-server
  4. vscode reconnect remote server

Upvotes: 10

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