VSCode remote ssh -- how to automatically install extensions

Question

How do I install VSCode extensions in an SSH connection without doing it through the VSCode UI? I have an environment that spins up a new VM for git branches, and it's really annoying to have to go manually install every extension for each new VM.

I've tried adding them to a devcontainer.json file, which is ignored (it only works on containers, not ssh, even in the newest release that's had some support for the file via ssh connections).

I could add a bunch of packages to vscode's settings, but I want to avoid that because what I install is different based on whether I'm looking at a rust service, node, etc and it's pretty pointless to install every conceivable package in every vm.

you can create an extension-pack extension, package this to a VSIX and use the command line of VSC to install this extension pack — rioV8, Dec 16 '21 at 14:36

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 07 '22 at 00:12

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#get extendsions ids

cmd:

code --list-extensions
//foo.bar
//foo1.bar2

Visual Studio Code: Open settings file, add option:

"remote.SSH.defaultExtensions": [
    "foo.bar",
 ]

```
ssh remote ssh rm ~/.vscode-server
```
vscode reconnect remote server

edited Sep 07 '22 at 00:12

Jeremy Caney

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answered Sep 06 '22 at 08:08

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The source for this hack plus more info can be found on VSCode's website [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh#_always-installed-extensions). – E. Turok Sep 28 '22 at 16:25

VSCode remote ssh -- how to automatically install extensions

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