To Run VSCode On Android, We're Gonna Use A Terminal Emulator Called Termux you can install it on the play store it allows you to run a sort of Linux emulator you'll also need an Electron App Called Code-Server which is just a VSCode Server so we're gonna use Termux to host Code-Server allowing Us To USe VSCode In Our Browser
Installing Termux 📥
So First Things First Installing Termux you can get it from the play store and you'll just have to install and launch it
Installing Dependencies 💾
Now let's Install the Dependencies you'll need NodeJS yarn python and git also build-essentials according to the Termux NodeJS wiki for building native extensions you can use this command to do so
pkg install nodejs yarn build-essential python git
Installing And Running VSCode Server 🧑💻
finally, install VSCode Server With This Command
yarn global add code-server
Note: This May Take A While
Now You Can Run VSCode Server Using this Command:
code-server &
Updating VSCode Server 📥💾
Now If You Need To Update VSCode Server For Any Reason Run This Command:
pkg update
yarn global remove code-server
yarn global add code-server
this basically updates the package lists and removes and reinstalls VSCode Server
Hosting On Server
If You Want To Run VSCode Server On An Actual Server You Can Use A Hosting Platform That Won't Break The Bank 🏦 Use DigitalOcean and Get $100 In Credits To Host Your Servers
Top comments (2)
Is the repo down atm?
sorry for the late reply but no it is not down github.com/cdr/code-server