VS Code Remote Development in DevSpaces

Read more about remote development support in VS Code https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/remote-overview

Prerequisites

• Remote development feature is only available in Code Insiders. Make sure you have installed this version https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/.

• Install "Remote Development" extension from VS Code market place https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack

Overview

DevSpace with Python v3.6 and NodeJS v12.3 for using as a remote development environment. So that you can debug and run the application within your DevSpace using VS Code.

Configuring Remote Development

1. Create your DevSpace by running devspaces create command from this directory.
2. Wait for DevSpace creation, then validation completion
3. Run devspaces start vscode-remote command to start your DevSpace
4. Execute ./run.sh script. This prepares the environment and opens VS Code
5. From VS Code open "Remote SSH" pane, which should show devspace-vscode-remote under the connections.
6. Click on the connect button, which will open a new VS Code window and you can open /data directory which is in your DevSpace to see the files.

Demo