Setup VSCode (Visual Studio) with SFTP - syncing allows you to use IDE locally with files on powerful remote machines

README.md

Notes

Plugin docs are available here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lukasz-wronski.ftp-sync

Plugin repo is available here: https://github.com/lukasz-wronski/vscode-ftp-sync

Configuration is saved in .vscode/ftp-sync.json

Similar instructions available at: https://training.shoppinpal.com/configuring-webstorm/sftp-with-visual-studio.html

ftp-sync.json

{
    "remotePath": "/absolute/path/to/your/remote/project",
    "host": "hostname",
    "username": "root",
    "port": 22,
    "secure": true,
    "protocol": "sftp",
    "uploadOnSave": true,
    "passive": false,
    "debug": true,
    "ignore": [
        "\\.vscode"
        ,"\\.git"
        ,"\\.DS_Store"
        ,"\\node_modules"
    ],
    "generatedFiles": {
        "uploadOnSave": false,
        "extensionsToInclude": [],
        "path": ""
    }
}