Using cuda servers for remote development

There are situtations that require a little bit more system resources than what is available on the developer’s computer. Usually, there is the solution of connecting to the cuda-dev servers via ssh and setup your environment there. There are some prerequisites before you can start:

Make sure you are connected to d-centralize Wi-Fi while working in the office or have the vpn config enabled otherwise.
Check if you have an account created to use for the ssh connection.
For good measures you can also double-check your ssh installation.
- Ubuntu:
  Terminal window
```
# Check if SSH client is installed
ssh -V

# If not installed, install it with the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install openssh-client
```
- If you are using a different Linux distribution or OS, you can find their respective package managers.
- More information for OS setup here

VSCode setup

You only need to install this extension in VSCode.

Look for the icon on the bottom left of the editor window.
Click on ‘Connect to SSH host`
Add a new SSH Host (username@IPAddress) or otherwise use the one you have created.
Enter the password and the session will be initialized.
Make sure to navigate to your project folder and open it.

After that you should see the source files opened for you and the VSCode terminal will be initialized to cuda’s file system.