Guide Computer Software Programming 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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