Guide: Remote VSCode (optional) - Toby-eaaa/Mini_Pupper_eaaa GitHub Wiki

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Install Visual Studio Code on your computer

  1. Go to VSCode's [website]{.underline} and download Visual Studio Code.

  2. Go through the install process. It should be straight forward.

Initial setup

When you open up Visual Studio Code for the first time, it should look roughly like this:

When you're satisfied with your theming, go ahead and push "get started" on the upper left and proceed with this guide.

  1. On the left pane, click the lower of the 5 icons that looks like 4 boxes. You should get a menu with a searcher on the upper left. Search for "ssh" and select the one on the image below.

  2. After install, there should be a green icon on the bottom left of the window. Click it to proceed. You should get a fold-out menu that looks like the image below.

  3. Select "Connect to host" and press [Enter].

  4. Select the top option and press [enter].

  5. Type in the

    ssh [user]@[host].local

    command that you learned in the SSH tutorial and press [enter]

  6. Repeat steps 2-4 again. This time you should be able to see a list of ssh hosts, roughly like this:

  7. Select the option you just configured and press [enter] You will now be prompted to select the operating system of the host.

  8. You will be asked whether you trust the certificate. You will need to say yes.
    you should now be connected. If not repeat step 7 again and double-check your hostname and username.

  9. You should now have a familiar homescreen like when you usually start the program.
    click "open folder" and navigate to the robotics folder as per the following screenshot. Note that "parallels" should be replaced with the username on the rpi.
    You are now ready to work remotely on your minipupper.