Guides
Integrating Thunder Compute with VSCode or Cursor
Guides
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
Steps
Install the Thunder Compute extension
Install the Thunder Compute extension in VSCode.
Create a Thunder Compute instance
Navigate to the Thunder Compute tab in the sidebar and click the Create Instance button, shaped like a plus sign.
Connect to the Thunder Compute instance
Click on the Connect button next to your instance, shaped like two arrows pointing towards each other.
Open the Ubuntu user folder to view the files
Open the Ubuntu user folder to view the files in your instance.
You have successfully connected VSCode to your Thunder Compute instance. You can now develop as if your compute has a GPU.