1. Install the code editing - Visual Studio Code in your personnal computer (PC or Mac)

  2. Install Remote - SSH extension to open any folder on a remote machine using SSH

    remote SSH

  3. Select Remote-SSH: Connect to Host… from the Command Palette (F1, ⇧⌘P) and type user@geo08.elie.ucl.ac.be. Then, you have to select the platform of the remote host, in this case it is Linux. You also need to type your password.

    remote SSH

  4. After a moment, VS Code will connect to the SSH server and set itself up. If the connection is successful, you will see it at the bottom left of your screen.

    remote SSH

  5. You can then open any folder on the remote machine using File > Open… just as you would locally!

    remote SSH

  6. Visual Studio Code supports working with Jupyter Notebooks natively. Click here to get more information.

    You may need to install Jupyter and Jupyter Notebook Renderers extensions !

  7. Visual Studio Code includes a fully-featured integrated terminal. You can directly use this terminal to browse your files or to install python libraries using pip install {library_name}.
    To open the terminal:
    • Use the ⌃` keyboard shortcut with the backtick character.
    • Use the View > Terminal menu command.
    • From the Command Palette (⇧⌘P), use the View: Toggle Terminal command.
    • You can create a new terminal via the Terminal menu with Terminal > New Terminal