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## Remote SSH
There is package called `Remote Development` in VSCode which includes
- Remote SSH
- Remote WSL
- Remote Containers
Although all might be useful, we try to make use of the first one Remote-SSH. If you want to connect to `jet01.img.univie.ac.at` that is not a problem. Works out of the box. However, using `srvx8` does not. The kernel is too old and requirements are not met. There is a fix. We are going to use a [singularity container](https://sylabs.io/guides/3.7/user-guide/) to run a more recent version of `node` and allow VSCode to use `srvx8` as well. It will complain a bit, but work.
Here is how:
1. Login to `srvx8`
2. run `/opt/containers/vscode-server/setup.sh`
3. Look inside `$HOME/.vscode-server/singularity.bash` and make sure that path that you require are available in `SINGULARITY_BIND` variable. Your Home directory is always available. Other system path not.
4. Switch `remote.SSH.localServerDownload` to `off` in the Remote SSH package.
5. Setup a new host in Remote SSH on your VScode and connect to `srvx8`.
Configure a Python interpreter in VSCode according to the installed module:
