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@ -740,7 +740,6 @@ and only VSCodium has official server-side builds, so you'll need to use custom
Steps to get it running, assuming that you already have keyring and key-based SSH auth (with non-RSA key) configured: Steps to get it running, assuming that you already have keyring and key-based SSH auth (with non-RSA key) configured:
In container (one of the sources: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/6347): In container (one of the sources: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/6347):
``` ```
doas apk add gcompat libstdc++ curl bash git procps doas apk add gcompat libstdc++ curl bash git procps
@ -752,16 +751,46 @@ On host (where you intend to run IDE client):
`doas apk add code-oss` `doas apk add code-oss`
Run `code-oss`, add "Open Remote - SSH" extension by jeanp413. Run `code-oss`, add "Open Remote - SSH" extension by jeanp413.
Go to its settings, and set "Server Download Url Template" to
Go to its settings, and:
* Set "Server Download Url Template" to
`https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server/releases/download/openvscode-server-v${version}/openvscode-server-v${version}-${os}-${arch}.tar.gz` `https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server/releases/download/openvscode-server-v${version}/openvscode-server-v${version}-${os}-${arch}.tar.gz`
(otherwise it will download VSCodium server-side builds by default). (otherwise it will download VSCodium server-side builds by default).
* Set "Experimental: Server Binary Name" to `openvscode-server` (otherwise it will try to launch remote `code-server-oss` which does not exist and never will, taking its name from Code OSS `product.json`).
Exit `code-oss`. Exit `code-oss`.
Add `"enable-proposed-api": ["jeanp413.open-remote-ssh"]` at the root level of `~/.vscode-oss/argv.json`. Add `"enable-proposed-api": ["jeanp413.open-remote-ssh"]` at the root level of `~/.vscode-oss/argv.json`.
> ##### Patch code-oss manifests
>
> (TODO: figure how to optimize this step without having to manually patch them after every update)
>
> In /usr/lib/code-uss/resources/app:
>
> * Update `package.json`: update `version` and `distro` fields to refer to the compatible version https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server/releases (for example, latest code-oss in aports at the moment of this writing is 1.83.1, but openvscode-server is only released for 1.83.0);
> * Update `product.json`: update `version` field and add `commit` field as needed; change `serverApplicationName` from `code-server-oss` (which does not exist and never will) to `openvscode-server` ()
Run `code-oss` again, you'll get remote button under the marketplace button. Run `code-oss` again, you'll get remote button under the marketplace button.
Go there, add your host, right-click it, connect. Go there, add your host, right-click it, connect.
Connection should be successful, and you should see "connected to remote" on Code OSS main screen. Connection should be successful, and you should see "connected to remote" on Code OSS main screen.
> ##### Work around certain musl incompatibilities
>
> Some openvscode-server versions cannot start on Alpine (https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server/issues/534).
>
> In order to solve this, after Open Remote - SSH extension downloaded and unpacked REH binaries and displayed an error saying that it could not start the remote server:
>
> SSH into the container, go to `~/.vscode-server-oss/bin/COMMIT_NAME/`,
> ```
> doas apk add ouch
> wget https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v18.15.0/node-v18.15.0-linux-x64-musl.tar.xz
> ouch decompress https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v18.15.0/node-v18.15.0-linux-x64-musl.tar.xz
> rm node
> cp node-v18.15.0-linux-x64-musl/bin/node .
> ```
> and tell Code OSS to try again.
"Open folder" should take you to the remote directory structure, allowing you to open projects hosted in container. "Open folder" should take you to the remote directory structure, allowing you to open projects hosted in container.
All code-related extensions will also work in remote context, isolated from the parent system and unable to affect it, All code-related extensions will also work in remote context, isolated from the parent system and unable to affect it,
no matter what malicious npm packages get installed into container. no matter what malicious npm packages get installed into container.

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