Integrating Thunder Compute with VSCode or Cursor
This guide will walk you through integrating Thunder Compute with Visual Studio Code or Cursor, allowing you to develop and manage your projects directly on a Thunder Compute instance from your local IDE.
Prerequisites
- A Thunder Compute account
- Visual Studio Code installed
- A Thunder Compute instance created (see Step 1)
Steps
Create a Thunder Compute instance
First, create a Thunder Compute instance by following the steps in the Quickstart Guide.
Install the Remote - SSH extension
Install the Remote - SSH extension in VSCode.
Connect to the Thunder Compute instance
Navigate to the Remote Explorer on the left sidebar in VSCode. You should see your instance listed as tnr-0. If you just created your instance, you may have to connect to it with the command $ tnr connect <instance_id> to add it to Remote Explorer.
Note: if the instance is stopped it will not appear in Remote Explorer. Use the command $ tnr start <instance_id> to start it and wait for it to re-appear.
In the Remote Explorer, click the arrow to connect to the instance. Once connected, your screen should look like the image below:
Conclusion
You have successfully connected VSCode to your Thunder Compute instance. You can now develop as if you are locally attached to a virtual GPU.