{"id":146488,"date":"2023-07-07T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T17:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=146488"},"modified":"2024-01-03T10:56:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:56:40","slug":"vscode","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/research\/system-usage\/scc-environment\/editors-viewers-and-ides\/vscode\/","title":{"rendered":"VS Code on Login Nodes"},"content":{"rendered":"

VS Code Connect Remotely to a Login Node<\/h3>\n

This is our recommended way to remotely connect to a Login node from your local VS Code for code editing and simple tasks. Note: Any job that requires more than 15 minutes of CPU time should be executed on a compute node.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Select the Extensions<\/strong> icon on the left dashboard [1]<\/code>. Search for the Remote \u2013 SSH<\/strong> extension [2]<\/code> and select install [3]<\/code>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Select the new Remote Explorer<\/strong> icon on the left dashboard [1]<\/code>. In this window you should see SSH<\/strong>. Click the +<\/strong> <\/strong>to create a new ssh connection [2]<\/code>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. In the command field that opens at the top, enter the following command with your BU Kerberos username: ssh<\/span> USERNAME<\/span>@scc1.bu.edu<\/code>. Hit enter to submit the command [1]<\/code>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. The command field will then ask for where to save this .ssh configuration file locally. Hit enter to accept the default location [1]<\/code>. Note: the default location is typically your home directory ~\/.ssh\/config<\/code>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. In the bottom right corner, a Host Added<\/strong> notification will appear. Select Connect<\/strong> [1]<\/code>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. A new window will open with the command field in the top asking for your BU Kerberos password. Enter your password [1]<\/code>. Note: in the bottom left corner, your local VS Code is Opening Remote…\u00a0 <\/strong>[2]<\/code>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. The command field will ask to continue to store the generated ssh key. Hit enter to continue [1]<\/code>. Note: in the bottom left corner, your local VS Code is still Opening Remote\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0[2]<\/code>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. The command field will now ask you to use DUO two-factor. Enter \u201c1\u201d into the text box and hit enter to receive a request via the DUO App [1]<\/code>. Note: in the bottom left corner, your local VS Code is still Opening Remote\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0[2]<\/code>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9. You should now be connected, and in the future can activate this ssh connection via the Remote Explorer<\/strong>. Note: in the bottom left corner, your local VS Code is connected to a Login node SSH scc1.bu.edu<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>[1]<\/code>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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