I use vscode.dev to develop a small app. To do this I have installed nodejs and the code tunnel app on my droplet. Everything works fine, I can edit, compile, and debug my app from vscode.dev.
My problem is that after some time vscode.dev loses connection to my droplet. I have discovered that I get the connection to work again, by opening a console to my droplet from the digital ocean site.
I wonder how I can stop my droplet from disconnecting vscode.dev? So that I don’t have to keep the console open all the time…
thanks, sam
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It looks like I found a solution.
sudo loginctl enable-linger $USER
Hey!
The most common cause for this issue is SSH timing out due to inactivity. There was a similar discussion reported here and the user was able to get it working by increasing that in their SSH config:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-increase-ssh-connection-timeout
You can try to configure your Droplet’s SSH server.
- Open the SSH configuration file on your droplet:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
- Look for or add the following lines to keep the connection alive:
ClientAliveInterval 120
ClientAliveCountMax 720
- And finally restart the SSH service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart sshd
Let me know how it goes!
- Bobby
Heya, @samdejonghhepworth
The issue you’re facing is likely related to your droplet terminating idle connections or entering a low-activity state.
You can try using a keep-alive option when starting Code Tunnel:
code-tunnel --keep-alive
If this option doesn’t exist for your version, check the Code Tunnel documentation for updated flags.
Hope that this helps!
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