I'm writing code with VSCode from inside a VSCode container.
I can open terminals inside the dev container, but I can't figure out how to open a (VSCode integrated) terminal in my local machine.
I can of course open a separate terminal application like iTerm2, but it's far more convenient to use VSCode's integrated terminal panel. Is opening a local terminal possible with VSCode dev containers?
Provided that you have key-based SSH access from the container to the host, you can add a terminal profile to your remote settings (run command Preferences: Open Remote Settings (JSON) (Dev Container) to open them):
{
"terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
"bash (Host)": {
"path": "ssh",
"icon": "terminal-bash",
"args": [
"user@host",
],
},
},
}
This will get you an according bash (Host) entry in your "Add Terminal" drop-down menu:
