Visual Studio Code Remote Workflow

You can connect Visual Studio Code to a SwissGPU workstation using SSH. You can edit files, open terminals, install extensions, and run development tools directly in the editor.

Visual Studio Code runs on your local computer. Applications run on the SwissGPU workstation. This setup allows you to develop locally while using the full hardware resources of the machine.

This workflow works well for GPU compute libraries and machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, CuPy, cuDNN, and cuDF / RAPIDS.

Connect

1. Install the Remote - SSH extension on your local computer.
2. Run Remote-SSH: Connect to Host from the command palette.
3. Use the SSH destination shown in your server dashboard and open a folder on the server.

Your local network needs IPv6 connectivity by default. See Network Specsfor IPv4 options. Back up your work before stopping or reinstalling a bare metal server.

Sources and Useful Links

• Remote - SSH extension (Visual Studio Marketplace)
• Visual Studio Code
• Python extension for Visual Studio Code
• Jupyter extension for Visual Studio Code