Setting Up VSCode for Compute Node Use on ARC Clusters

Term: Fall 2026

Date: September 11th, 2026

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Location: Online Only

Instructor: Matt Brown

Presented By: Advanced Research Computing (ARC)

Description:

One frequent problem on ARC clusters is caused by running VSCode on the login nodes of ARC clusters. VS Code can be used on login nodes, but can also easily become a resource hog by interacting with tens of thousands of files and running codes in the background.  If you want fuller use of VS Code to develop workflows or interact with software, what can you do?  Answer:  run VS Code on a compute node as part of a job.  On a compute node, you can use VS Code to:  (1) develop source code, (2) use any number of plug-ins, (3) run code, and (4) debug code because you have dedicated access to the computational resources.