Automatically create, setup and connect to remote VMs for effective remote development.
- supported providers: Digital Ocean;
- it's possible to add support for other providers in the future (candidates are Linode, AWS, GCP, Azure);
- view list of created VMs in Digital Ocean;
- create/rename/delete VM in Digital Ocean;
- connect VS Code to the VM via SSH (just like
Remote Containers,Remote WSLorRemote SSHextensions);
- there is no way to persist data from VM after it's deleted;
- it's possible to add support for volumes for storing data across VMs in the future;
- created VM has no compilers/tools (
gcc,clang,npm,dotnet,docker, etc...) installed so you will have to install everything yourself;- one of the possible workarounds is to upload and use a custom image with preinstalled tools;
- it's possible to add support for Docker/Podman containers so that you could connect to preconfigured containers running in a remote VM;
- VS Code-only, doesn't have support for browser or other editors/IDEs;
- it's possible to add support for working in VS Code using a browser (there are projects for this), but it's not what I want from this project;
- it's possible to add support for other IDEs or editors (JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, etc...), but I don't have short term plans for this;
| Remote VM | GitHub Codespaces | Gitpod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms* | VS Code | VS Code, VS, browser | browser |
| Editors/IDEs | VS Code, but it's possible to support VS, JetBrains IDEs and other products | VS Code, VS | VS Code, Theia (deprecated) |
| Limitations | see above | you need to be invited to closed beta | browser-only: some of the shortcuts are intercepted by the browser, you need to install and enable all your themes/icon packs each time you use it** |
| Price for 1 vCPU/1 GB | $5/mo; $0.00744/hr | - | - |
| Price for 1 vCPU/2 GB | $10/mo; $0.01488/hr | - | - |
| Price for 2 vCPU/2 GB | $15/mo; $0.02232/hr | - | - |
| Price for 2 vCPU/4 GB | $20/mo; $0.02976/hr | $0.18/hr | - |
| Price for 4 vCPU/8 GB | $40/mo; $0.05952/hr | $0.36/hr | - |
| Price for 8 vCPU/16 GB | $80/mo; $0.11905/hr | $0.72/hr | - |
| Price for 16 vCPU/32 GB | $320/mo; $0.47619/hr | $1.44/hr | - |
| Price for 32 vCPU/64 GB | $640/mo; $0.95238/hr | $2.88/hr | - |
* VS = Visual Studio, VS Code = Visual Studio Code.
** tell me if I'm wrong; I've found no way to make Gitpod remember my theme/icon pack across different workspaces.
- Create a Digital Ocean account and add a payment method (as Digital Ocean droplets have a cost).
- Create at least one SSH key for your Digital Ocean account. It will be used to access Digital Ocean droplets.
- Execute command "Remote VM: Sign in via browser" to start working.
If you've encountered a bug, report it using GitHub Issues.