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setup-vscode

How to set up Visual Studio Code locally and connect to remote system

Prerequisites

  • Get your IBM i credentials from Yoda

Installs

Install the following on your Windows computer

Set up Visual Studio Code

Whenever you see %%IBM i Profile%% in the instructions, replace with your IBM i user profile (replace the % too). Whenever you see %%Windows Username%% in the instructions, replace with your Windows user profile (replace the %). Whenever you see shell commands that you need to enter, they will start with "$". This is the command prompt that you will see in the terminal and are not part of the command; do not type the "$" as part of the commands.

Set the default shell

Open Visual Studio Code (obviously) Press F1 to open the command prompt (displays at the top of the screen) Type "Terminal: Select Default Shell" in the search bar and press Enter Select "Git Bash" from the drop-down list

Add SSH keys to IBM i

Press "Ctrl+" to open the terminal inside Visual Studio Code (displays at the bottom of the screen) -- The "" should be the key above the Tab key

Enter the following command to change your current working directory to your home: $ cd ~ $ pwd This should print something like c/Users/YourWindowsUsername

Enter the following command to generate an SSH key: $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh Press Enter twice to leave the passphrase blank

Enter the following command to copy your public key to the OC Skunks IBM i: $ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh %%IBM i Profile%%@OCSKUNKS.oceanusergroup.org When prompted, enter your IBM i password.

Test the SSH connection

Enter the following command to create an SSH connection to the OC Skunks IBM i: $ ssh %IBM i User%@OCSKUNKS.oceanusergroup.org -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh You should see a "bash-4.4$" prompt. $ exit will disconnect the connection.

Download the SSH FS extension

Press Ctrl+Shift+X to open the Extensions pane (or click the icon in left-hand menu) Type "SSH FS" in the search box Press Install for SSH FS extension

Press F1 to open the command prompt Type "SSH FS: create a SSH FS configuration" and select the link from the drop-down list. Enter the following configuration: Name = "ocean_skunks_ssh_fs" Location = "Global settings.json" Press Save button

On the next screen enter the following configuration: Label = "OCEAN Skunks /home" Group = "OCEAN" Host = "OCSKUNKS.oceanusergroup.org" Root = "/home/%%IBM i Profile%%" Username = "%%IBM i Profile%%" Private key = "c:\Users%%Windows Username%%.ssh\id_rsa-ocean-ssh" Press Save button

Press Ctrl+Shift+E to open the Explorer pane. Open the SSH FILE SYSTEMS group at the bottom. Right-Click on OCEAN Skunks /home Select "Connect as Workspace folder"