Five VScode Extensions for Working with Containers
This is the fifth edition (previous shared on LinkedIn) focusing on VScode extensions. This time, we will review five supporting extensions for working with Docker and containers in VScode.
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Dev Containers
The Dev Containers is one of the most popular VScode extensions, and the main reason I moved to VScode. This extension enables you to launch an insulated VScode session seamlessly inside a Docker container.
If you want to learn how to set up a dockerized development environment in VScode with the Dev Containers extension, please check the following tutorials:
Downloads: 32M
Unique Identifier: ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers
Marketplace: link
Docker
The Docker extension provides tools to build, manage, and deploy containerized applications in VScode. The extension provides IntelliSense for Dockerfiles and docker-compse.yml files with syntax completions.
Downloads: 45M
Unique Identifier: ms-azuretools.vscode-docker
Marketplace: link
Remote Development
The Remote Development extension enables the launch of a working folder in a container on a remote machine such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
Downloads: 7M
Unique Identifier: ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack
Marketplace: link
Docker Explorer
The Docker Explorer extension, as the name implies, enables one to explore and manage Docker containers and images locally and view available images from container registries such as Docker Hub.
Downloads: 1M
Unique Identifier: formulahendry.docker-explorer
Marketplace: link
Kubernetes
The Kubernetes extension provides support for developing applications to run in Kubernetes clusters. It enables one to view and explore the Kubernetes cluster and workloads, browse the Helm repository, and provides IntelliSense for Kubernetes and Helm charts and templates.
Downloads: 6M
Unique Identifier: ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools
Marketplace: link
Are there any other recommendations for extensions for working with Docker containers in VScode?
See you next week!
Rami