How do I work on my Faaaster site from VS Code?

The site's Access tab, VS Code / Open VSX extension section, lets you install the Faaaster extension in your editor. The interface describes it like this: "Connect your site with one click from VS Code through a secure SSH tunnel."

Install the extension

Two buttons are offered, depending on your editor:

• Install from Marketplace — for Visual Studio Code.
• Install from Open VSX — for Cursor, VSCodium, Windsurf and other compatible editors.

What the extension gives you

According to the interface: a connection to your site with one click, through a secure SSH tunnel. You work on the site's files from your usual editor, with your settings, your extensions and your terminal.

Not to be confused with the online file editor, available in the same tab: that one is used in the browser, while the VS Code extension is used from your computer.

The prerequisite

⚠️ Your editor's "Remote - SSH" extension is required. The Faaaster extension relies on it to open the connection. If it's missing, the Faaaster panel in your editor offers to install it with Install Remote - SSH.

Then, in the Faaaster panel, click Login to Faaaster and sign in from your browser: your sites appear in the editor's sidebar. The first time you connect to a site, the extension turns on its development mode, which takes about two minutes.

No SSH key to add to your profile. On macOS and Linux, the extension automatically creates and installs its own key, which is then used for all your sites. On Windows, it copies a password to your clipboard: paste it when the editor asks for it.

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Updated on: 10/03/2026