ExCL Remote Development

Roadmap for Setup

If you are new to remote development on ExCL here is a roadmap to follow to set important settings and to get familiar with remote Linux development.

1. Setup SSH: SSH Keys for Authentication | ExCL User Docs

   • Bonus:

2. Setup Git

3. Setup VS Code Remote Explorer:

   • Important: Make sure to check the setting Remote.SSH: Lockfiles in Tmp.

Setup FoxyProxy

1. Launch SOCKS dynamic proxy forwarding to the login node using dynamic forwarding with SSH. On Linux or macOS, via the SSH flag -D

   or in the ssh config add the DynamicForward option

   On Windows, use MobaSSHTunnel to set up Dynamic Forwarding. See for more information on port forwarding in windows.

2. Setup FoxyProxy Install the FoxyProxy or .