CPU up to 100% when SSH into Droplet (Ubuntu) under VS Code

Hi there,

I’ve seen this happen too, sometimes the VS Code remote process starts using a lot of CPU after connecting. It’s often due to file indexing or background extensions running on the remote server.

Make sure large or unnecessary files and folders are listed in your .gitignore, otherwise VS Code will try to index everything which consumes a lot of CPU.

Also, if possible, upgrade to a slightly larger Droplet to give the VS Code server more headroom.

And avoid running heavy tasks like npm run dev directly from VS Code’s terminal, it can increase CPU load. Instead, run those commands from a separate SSH session.

Heya, @svipul

Yes, this can happen. As Bobby mentioned, try listing unnecessary files and folders in your .gitignore, other VSCode will index them and it will consume a large amount of CPU.

If the issue continues, you can either upgrade the droplet to give the server more CPU or build the code locally, push to a repository and with GitHub actions, push the code in production to your droplet.

Regards