README.md

README

Demonstrates how to get a VS Code Server running on machine so an iPad can connect to it.

NOTES:

• It works best in Safari when you add the app to the homescreen
• Set the text size on Display & Brightness to be smaller
• Set the settings.json in vscode

TODO:

• Had some issues with copy paste
• Configuring extensions
• Get the dockerised version running.
• Preview in markdown does not work.

Chrome:

• Zoom or fullscreen does not work in chrome
• Lose some of bottom of screen to keyboard overlay

Safari:

• Lose some of bottom of screen to keyboard overlay
• If you turn off the iPad you sometimes have to connect back to 192.168.1.xxx:12000 using Chrome

Setup

The code server repo is available here

Some install and configuration instructions can also be found here.

Install and run this on a local linux server. I used WebSSH app to connect to perform the installation.

# dry run
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --dry-run

# install it
curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh

After installation start code-server

# run in shell 
code-server

# run as service
systemd start code-server
sudo systemctl enable —now code-server@$USER

Config

# config is stored in config.yaml
~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
cat ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml                                               

config.yaml

bind-addr: 192.168.1.xxx:12000
auth: password
password: ******
cert: false

Resources

• Blog installing-vscode-server-on-remote-machine-in-private-network-offline-installation here
• Dockerised code server here