Visual Studio Code Setup OpenSSH on Windows for SSH authentication for Visual Studio Code Updated January 27 2025
partial steps..
Install Visual Studio Code
Install extension Remote Explorer
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh#_remember-hosts-and-advanced-settings


Use Puttygen to generation a new SSH key.
- Copy the text from large textbox to username/.ssh/authorized_keys on remote SSH server.
- Use Conversion --> Export OpenSSH Key to save to a file for OpenSSH remoting.
- Use Save Private Key to save a file which can be used with WinSCP.

C:\Users\Username\.ssh\config

Example format:

Copy to Clipboard Host google.com HostName ssh.google.com User my_google_username IdentityFile C:\Users\username\.ssh\my_google_username_private_openssh


If the server is using DietPi, you may find some help here:
https://helpfultechnotes.com/guide/534

I use Dreamhost for my hosting, with them I have to ensure the user account has "Secure Shell Access (SSH)" access turned on, by default their users only have SFTP access, not shell access.




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