VS Code
5 MIN
Install and use VS Code locally or remotely
Install and configure NVIDIA Sync
Follow the NVIDIA Sync setup guide to:
- Install NVIDIA Sync for your operating system
- Configure which development tools you want to use (VS Code, Cursor, Terminal, etc.)
- Add your DGX Spark device by providing its hostname/IP and credentials
NVIDIA Sync will automatically configure SSH key-based authentication for secure, password-free access.
Launch VS Code through NVIDIA Sync
- Click the NVIDIA Sync icon in your system tray/taskbar
- Ensure your device is connected (click "Connect" if needed)
- Click on "VS Code" to launch it with an automatic SSH connection to your Spark
- Wait for the remote connection to be established (may ask your local machine for a password or to authorize the connection)
- It may prompt you to "trust the authors of the files in this folder" when you first land in the home directory after a successful SSH connection
Validation and follow-ups
- Verify that you can access your Spark's filesystem with VS Code as a text editor
- Open the integrated terminal in VS Code and run test commands like
hostnamectlandwhoamito ensure you are remotely accessing your Spark - Navigate to a specific file path or directory and start editing/writing files
- Install VS Code extensions for your development workflow (Python, Docker, GitLens, etc.)
- Clone repositories from GitHub or other version control systems
- Configure and locally host an LLM code assistant if desired