{"id":148248,"date":"2023-10-16T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=148248"},"modified":"2024-04-22T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T01:12:19","slug":"code-server","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/research\/software-and-programming\/common-languages\/python\/python-editing\/code-server\/","title":{"rendered":"VS Code Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Code Server OnDemand Interactive App<\/h2>\n

This is our recommended way to use Python within VS Code on the SCC. To launch VS Code from SCC OnDemand, you will need to start a Code Server Interactive App, install the Python plugin, and load your preferred environment (i.e. Python or Conda).<\/p><\/div>\n

 
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Note<\/strong>: Code Server is an open-source application designed for OnDemand. It does not have access to the Microsoft Marketplace for VS Code extensions. Instead, extensions are installed from the Coder Marketplace.<\/span><\/div>\n
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  1. Open a browser and login to https:\/\/scc-ondemand.bu.edu<\/a> with your BU credentials.<\/li>\n
  2. Click Interactive Apps<\/b> > VS Code Server<\/b>.
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  3. Specify in the the Working Directory<\/b> field the directory for your files. The default is your home directory.
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  4. Click one of the Python environment options below for further instructions within that package manager:
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