Lightrun for code-server¶

Lightrun now provides a free, easy-to-install plugin for code-server - an open-source version of VS Code suitable for self-hosting and embedding in 3rd party applications.

Lightrun's code-server plugin is compatible with the Lightrun desktop plugin version, with a few minor limitations listed below.

Installing Lightrun for code-server¶

• First download, install and run code-server using the following command :

curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh

• Run code-server:

code-server

• Open http://localhost:8080. You will be prompted to enter a password:

  

1. The password can be found in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml. Run the following command to get the password, then copy it into the browser window:

cat ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml | grep 'password:' | cut -d" " -f2

• When VS Code opens, select Extensions in the left sidebar:

  

  Tip

  Alternatively, to open the EXTENSIONS sidebar, use the keyboard shortcut:

  • Ctrl+Shift+X (MS Windows and Linux)
  • Cmd+Shift+X (MacOS)

• Search for "Lightrun" in the input box and click Install:

  

• Once installed, The Lightrun plugin icon will appear in your VS Code left sidebar - click it to open Lightrun Sidebar:

  

• Click "Sign In" to authenticate to the plugin:

  

• If you have a Lightrun account with us simply sign in to it. If you don't have an account, create one:

  

• After logging in or signing up, in the first onboarding page, choose "Other IDE" and your language of choice:

  

From there, depending on the language you choose, you will be directed to install the relevant Lightrun agent. Please see below for detailed instructions for each supported runtime:

• JVM (Java, Scala & Kotlin)
• Node.js (JavaScript & TypeScript)
• Python

Lightrun for vscode.dev¶

For some developers, self-hosting VS Code is not something that they'd be interested to take on. For these developers - who still want the creature comforts VS Code provides without having to actually host it themselves, there is the option of using a Microsoft-hosted, web-based version of VS Code called vscode.dev.

Lightrun supports vscode.dev out of the box - see installation instructione here.

Limitations¶

Since Lightrun for code-server runs completely within your browser, there are some limitations when compared to using Lightrun directly in your IDE.

• The snapshot import and export feature is currently not available in the VSCode.dev plugin.
• The Log collector feature is currently not available in the VSCode.dev plugin.