Setting Up the FreeBSD Server
We’re using the Rocky Linux emulator (via pkg):
service linux enable
service linux start
cp .bash_linux ~
pkg install linux-rl9-libsigsegvAllow sshd to accept BASH_ENV references during the connection:
sysrc sshd_flags="-o AcceptEnv=BASH_ENV"… and then restart sshd with service sshd restart.
It is also a good idea to reboot and check that everything starts up properly to avoid surprises later.
Setting Up the VS Code Client
Edit your ~/ssh/config file on your computer where the VS Code client is installed and add a special host entry just for VS Code connections:
Host vscode-server
Hostname my.vscode.server.com
SetEnv BASH_ENV=".bash_linux"Next, in VS Code, after installing the Remote - SSH extension, add a new remote SSH host via the command pallete by selecting Remote-SSH: Add New SSH Host... and following the prompts. Then connect to the new host via the Open a remote window icon in the lower left or the command pallete by selecting Remote-SSH: Connect to Host.... The first time you make the connection, VS Code will ask you to specify your remote platform. Choose “Linux”.
Tips for Windows Users
A convenient way to open VS Code onto your remote SSH connection and start in a project workspace is to create a shortcut icon on the desktop and set the target property to something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --folder-uri vscode-remote://ssh-remote+vscode-server/home/username/path/to/project
… where vscode-server matches the Host identifier in the ssh config entry and everything else after that matches the path to your project.
Files
.bash_linux
PATH="/compat/linux/usr/local/sbin:/compat/linux/usr/local/bin:/compat/linux/usr/sbin:/compat/linux/usr/bin:/compat/linux/sbin:/compat/linux/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"