microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release

Requires internet connection to connect to local container

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Description

Type: Bug

  • Start a docker container
  • Start VSCode
  • Try to connect to docker container without an internet connection

It fails because VSCode needs to download a vscode server to install inside the docker container. However, if offline, there should be cached or "default" vscode server already available on the system. It should not fail outright.

There are several issues like this already open, but there has been NO FIXES for this simple thing for over 4 years. This is embarassing!

Extension version: 0.231.6
VS Code version: Code 1.82.0 (8b617bd08fd9e3fc94d14adb8d358b56e3f72314, 2023-09-06T22:07:07.438Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

System Info
Item Value
CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor (24 x 3793)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 31.92GB (7.21GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 16b40e47-a4ac-434c-afcc-568cd86d0cf8
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote Container ubet/dev (dev)
OS Linux x64 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor (8 x 3792)
Memory (System) 15.58GB (7.60GB free)
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote Container ubet/dev (dev)
OS Linux x64 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor (8 x 3792)
Memory (System) 15.58GB (7.60GB free)
VM 0%
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Docker-container connection with networking disabled, using the VS Code and extension versions listed in the issue. Trace the remote server download and installation path, then verify that connecting offline succeeds through an available cached or default server; no source file or test is named in the report.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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