VSCode & Remote-SSH connectivity issue…

Rafał Wawrzyniak
3 min readJul 28, 2022

I have tried to learn and share my knowledge in the area of blockchain for quite some time, and through all those years, I have tried to use the same tools. Not because I don’t want to adapt to the new ones but because those tools simply do their job. I use mostly Virtual Box to run my virtual machines (it almost makes me a hacker ;) ), mainly with the Ubuntu distribution of Linux. Because I run it on my laptop with Windows 10 operating system, I also use WinSCP to transfer files with Putty as a session terminal.

But the tool I use the most often to prepare scripts, execute them and manage my GitHub repositories is Visual Studio Code whit a Remote-SSH connection. Because the VSCode also provides a terminal window, I use Putty less and less, not to mention WinSCP. As a result, VSCode seems to be the crucial tool in my workshop, so it’s vital to have it working reliably, especially when connecting to the virtual machines via Remote SSH, one of the VSC plugins.

But recently, when I decided to switch from Hyperledger Fabric blockchain to Hyperledger Besu, I was forced to extend the disk space for my VM. After completing all actions, I achieved the primary goal, but it wasn’t a complete…

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Rafał Wawrzyniak
Rafał Wawrzyniak

Written by Rafał Wawrzyniak

I write and share knowledge about IT, focusing on blockchain technology and IT security. I’m an initiator and co-creator of the eVoting blockchain solution.

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