macOS 10.14+ (Mojave) SSH hosts with Remote Login enabled.Windows 10 / Server 2016/2019 (1803+) using the official OpenSSH Server.ARMv7l (AArch32) Raspbian Stretch/9+ (32-bit).Remote SSH host: A running SSH server on: Local: A supported OpenSSH compatible SSH client must also be installed. Note: After reviewing this topic, you can get started with the introductory SSH tutorial. This lets VS Code provide a local-quality development experience - including full IntelliSense (completions), code navigation, and debugging - regardless of where your code is hosted. No source code needs to be on your local machine to gain these benefits since the extension runs commands and other extensions directly on the remote machine. Once connected to a server, you can interact with files and folders anywhere on the remote filesystem.
The Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH extension allows you to open a remote folder on any remote machine, virtual machine, or container with a running SSH server and take full advantage of VS Code's feature set.