The Remote Status bar item can quickly show you in which context VS Code is running (local or remote) and clicking on the item will bring up the Remote - SSH commands. With the Remote - SSH extension installed, you will see a new Status bar item at the far left. The Remote - SSH extension is used to connect to SSH hosts. Have an Azure subscription (If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin).Install an OpenSSH compatible SSH client (PuTTY is not supported).To get started, you need to have done the following steps: Note: Your Linux VM can be hosted anywhere - on your local host, on premise, in Azure, or in any other cloud, as long as the chosen Linux distribution meets these prerequisites. You'll create a Node.js Express web app to show how you can edit and debug on a remote machine with VS Code just like you could if the source code was local. This tutorial walks you through creating and connecting to a virtual machine (VM) on Azure using the Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH extension. Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

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