*** Before you get started make sure you have VScode downloaded **and that you have reserved a sandbox and that the reservation in active ***

*** Make sure you are connected to VPN to use sandbox (it will not work if you are not connected)**

  1. Setting up a SSH Pubkey - THIS PART ONLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ONCE AFTER GETTING NEW ACCESS

  2. Open powershell and generate a ssh key running the following command - this creates a new SSH key

    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C [email protected]

    To save the file, hit enter to save it in its default location

  3. Copy the key to clipboard by running and copying the output

    cat .ssh/id_ed25519|clip

c. Open the GCR Pubkey manager webpage at [http://aka.ms/gcrssh](http://aka.ms/gcrssh](http://aka.ms/gcrssh)) and paste the pubkey in the box below and click “Add Pubkey”

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Logging in for the fist time

  1. Open the VScode application
  2. In new window, click connect to

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  1. If this is your first time using Vscode you will need to click both Tunnel and SSH (it will automatically install these extensions for you )

  2. Once your extensions are installed, Click Add New SSH Host and add in your SSH command as follows: