VSCode-Tunnel

Run a Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnel in a Docker container allowing you to access the container remotely from Visual Studio Code. This container is based on Debian Bookworm, the current version of Debian as of writing (2023).

Getting Started

docker run -d --name vscode-tunnel \
-v /opt/vscode/projects:/home/workspace \
--network host --restart always --workdir /home/workspace \
domkalan/vscode-tunnel:latest

Tags

Multiple image tags are published for minimal and packaged developer enviroments. By default standalone is tagged as latest.

Tag	Base OS	Packages
standalone	Debian Bookworm	apt sudo
devpack	Debian Bookworm	apt sudo nodejs build-essential npm typescript eslint python3 python3-virtualenv php8.2 composer mono-complete openjdk-17-jdk maven gradel golang rustc cargo lua5.4 perl ruby docker.io
standalone-fedora	Fedora Rawhide	dnf sudo
devpack-fedora	Fedora Rawhide	dnf sudo groupinstall("Development Tools") groupinstall("Development Libraries") nodejs npm typescript eslint python3 python3-virtualenv php8.2 composer mono-complete openjdk-17-jdk maven golang rustc cargo lua perl ruby docker
standalone-alpine	Alpine Edge	apk sudo
devpack-alpine	Alpine Edge	apk sudo alpine-sdk nodejs npm typescript eslint python3 python3-virtualenv php8.2 composer openjdk-17-jdk maven go rust cargo lua perl ruby docker

Register Tunnel

Once the container is running, you will need to register the tunnel to your GitHub account. View the logs from tunnel to view the steps on how to register.

docker logs vscode-tunnel

You should see something like this in your terminal.

*
* Visual Studio Code Server
*
* By using the software, you agree to
* the Visual Studio Code Server License Terms (https://aka.ms/vscode-server-license) and
* the Microsoft Privacy Statement (https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement).
*

[2023-11-07 23:53:58] info Using Github for authentication, run `code tunnel user login --provider <provider>` option to change this.
To grant access to the server, please log into https://github.com/login/device and use code XXXX-0000
[2023-11-07 23:56:56] info Creating tunnel with the name: vscode-tunnel

Find your grant code from the logs and go to the GitHub Device Link page, provide the token, then your tunnel is now registered.

Additional Information

VSCode Remote Tunnel Docs

Docker Volumes