microsoft/vscode-remote-release
Visual Studio Code Remote Development: Open any folder in WSL, in a Docker container, or on a remote machine using SSH and take advantage of VS Code's full feature set. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
61/100
- Activity 63
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2717
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 222
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4159 stars · 465 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Microsoft's VS Code Remote Development extension pack, which lets you open any folder in WSL, a Docker container, or on a remote machine over SSH and use VS Code's full feature set. This repository is the issue tracker and documentation hub for the Remote - SSH, Dev Containers, WSL, and Remote - Tunnels extensions.
Use cases
- edit code on a remote server over ssh with vscode
- develop inside docker containers with vscode
- use vscode with wsl on windows
- set up reproducible dev containers for a team
- connect vscode to a remote machine via tunnels
- run vscode tooling on code that lives elsewhere
When to choose
- you want a full IDE experience against code in WSL, containers, or remote hosts
- you need consistent, containerized development environments
- you develop on Windows but target Linux via WSL
When to avoid
- you use an editor other than VS Code
- you need to file issues about dev container CLI, features, or templates (separate repos)
- you want a standalone remote IDE without VS Code
Facets
plugin · maturity active
developer-tools container-runtime ssh deployment developer-tools cross-platform editor-plugin windows vscode-extension remote-development devcontainers wsl extension-pack vscode-server containers devops docker linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release · fetched 2026-08-28 · ad7f3c535f40
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/vscode-remote-release | main | 61 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/vscode-remote-release")
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