Connect to remote Docker over SSH. We recommend using the Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH extension to connect to a remote machine running Docker engine. You can use the Remote - SSH and Dev Containers extensions together. You …

A basic remote example. Setting up VS Code to attach to a container on a remote Docker host can be as easy as setting the Docker extension docker.environment property in settings.json and restarting VS Code (or reloading the window). For example: "docker.environment": {"DOCKER_HOST": "ssh://your-remote-user@your-remote-machine-fqdn-or-ip-here"}

Jan 12, 2020 · Using the Remote Development extension pack, Visual Studio Code is able to open a Docker container running on the current system, and to open a folder on a remote host connected using SSH. If there is a Docker container running on a remote SSH host, how can VSCode open a file/folder in this container?

If you are using a Linux or macOS SSH host, you can use the Remote - SSH and Dev Containers extensions together to open a folder on your remote host inside of a container. You do not even need to have a Docker client installed locally.

How to set up VS Code to connect to a remote EC2 instance over SSH; How to attach to a running Docker container on that remote machine; How to edit files inside the container using VS Code; Let’s dive in.

Jul 22, 2020 · In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps to set up the VS Code to do development with the docker that runs on the remote servers and connected via SSH from the VS Code that is...

Feb 27, 2020 · Set (or add) "docker.host": "tcp://localhost:23750" in settings.json in VSCode. Open a SSH tunnel like this in your local machine changing the user and hostname by the remote machine (where the docker daemon is running) credentials: ssh -NL localhost:23750:/var/run/docker.sock user@hostname.

Feb 27, 2024 · In this tutorial, I am going to walk you through how to build and set up your own custom dev container for all your Dev and DevOps work on a remote docker host and use the docker container via SSH connection.

Jun 16, 2019 · Yes, using VSCode remote to connect to and develop in a remote container is supported, but it is considered an 'advanced' use of the 'Remote - Containers' functionality. (The primary use cases currently include connecting to a remote VM …

Jul 2, 2023 · Once you’re connected to your remote machine using SSH in VS Code, click again on the green “Remote Development” button. Select “Remote-Containers: Attach to Running Container…” and enter your SSH password if prompted. From the dropdown, select the running Docker container you want to connect to.