# coder/sshcode

Run VS Code on any server over SSH.

Repository: https://github.com/coder/sshcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sshcode
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-08-10T18:36:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2694, "days_push": 2214, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5698, forks 212 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.050991+00:00)

## What it is
sshcode is a Go CLI that automatically installs and runs code-server on a remote machine over SSH, opening VS Code in a Chrome app-mode browser window. It syncs local VS Code settings and extensions to the remote server on each connection.

## Use cases
- run vs code on a remote server over ssh
- edit code on a remote machine with local-like experience
- sync vscode extensions and settings to a server
- develop on a remote dev box from a browser
- launch code-server without manual setup

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight CLI to spin up remote VS Code sessions on Linux x86_64 servers
- you want automatic rsync of VS Code settings and extensions to remote hosts

## When to avoid
- the project is deprecated in favor of code-server's install script
- your remote server runs Alpine/musl libc
- you need Windows remote server support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, developer-tools, ssh
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cli, go
- tags: vs-code, code-server, remote-development, deprecated, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- coder/sshcode (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.050991+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:53:37.054466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/coder/sshcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.050991+00:00, sha 13b08cdd10ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.