sshcode is a CLI to automatically install and run code-server over SSH.

It uploads your extensions and settings automatically, so you can seamlessly use remote servers as VS Code hosts.

If you have Chrome installed, it opens the browser in app mode. That means there's no keybind conflicts, address bar, or indication that you're coding within a browser. It feels just like native VS Code.

Chrome is recommended.

Install with go:

go get go.coder.com/sshcode

Or, grab a pre-built binary.

sshcode kyle@dev.kwc.io
# Starts code-server on dev.kwc.io and opens in a new browser window.

You can specify a remote directory as the second argument:

sshcode kyle@dev.kwc.io ~/projects/sourcegraph

By default, sshcode will rsync your local VS Code settings and extensions to the remote server every time you connect.

This operation may take a while on a slow connections, but will be fast on follow-on connections to the same server.

To disable this feature entirely, pass the --skipsync flag.