I am coming from notepad, and am learning how to work with VS Code.
I am now trying to access my online repertory on the webserver. I followed up the guide here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh
I did manage to access my server through the terminal window. (ssh user@domain + password). When connecting, this shows in the log:
"Linux infong-eu27 4.4.246-icpu-061 #2 SMP Thu Nov 26 10:58:41 UTC 2020 x86_64"
This tells me that it is working on Linux.
If I type "Ls", I can see my folders and navigate among them. So far, so good!
Second phase: Connecting through the remote explorer.
Step 1: I configured the ssh with the same credentials I used with the terminal.
Step 2: I am opening the remote explorer, I can see my server's name. I right click on it and select "connect".
Step 3: I am then asking to choose the system. I am picking Linux as shown earlier when connecting through the terminal.
Step 4: I am entering the same password I used before to connect in the terminal.
Step 5: Infinite loading, or a very long one till I get 2 notifications / errors:
- Could not fetch remote environment
- Failed to connect to the remote extension host (error time limit..)
That being said, it also says in the bottom left corner, in the "remote window", that I am connected. This does not seems right.
Any chance someone could help? I am frustrated because it connects in 1s using the terminal, but not in the remote explorer.
UPDATE:
I found this article on medium that paraphrases the official documentation.
https://medium.com/@sujaypillai/connect-to-your-remote-servers-from-visual-studio-code-eb5a5875e348
I managed, through Git bash, to create a ssh pair key, and managed to copy one on my server.
I then followed the instructions on how to set it up on VS Code successfully!
Now, when I try to connect, I am asked for my key pass:
But, when I do: super long loading, and the same error message. When I looked on my server with a sftp software, I see that VS did manage to connect as files were installed in a VS folder it created:
