Deploy Code Instantly with Alibaba Cloud Toolkit for VSCode

Last year Alibaba Cloud released the Cloud Toolkit IDE plugin for IntelliJ, and a year later the Visual Studio Code version was launched, fully covering front‑end developers and enabling one‑click packaging and deployment that can accelerate development up to eight times.

What can the VSCode version of the plugin do?

After installing the plugin, developers can immediately use any of the following features:

Package and deploy code from the local Visual Studio Code to any Alibaba Cloud ECS server.

Package and deploy code from the local Visual Studio Code to any remote server.

Send and execute specified commands on any Alibaba Cloud ECS or remote server (coming soon).

How to download the plugin?

Developers can install the plugin online via the Visual Studio Code Marketplace or obtain an offline installation package from the community group.

One‑click packaging and deployment

1. Add a host

In Visual Studio Code, click the Alibaba Cloud icon on the left sidebar, select Alibaba Cloud Toolkit - Host View to open the host view, then click Add Host. Fill in the server IP, port, username and password as prompted.

2. Deploy

Click Run Configurations - Deployments - Deploy to Host to create a new deployment configuration. In the "Deploy to Host" dialog, set the deployment parameters and click Apply to save.

Deployment parameter explanations: Name : Define a name for the configuration to distinguish multiple setups. File : Choose the packaging method. Project : Select the root directory of the project to be deployed. Build Output Directory : Directory containing the output after packaging. Webpack Configuration : Specify the Webpack configuration. Target Host : The remote server to which the code will be deployed. Target Directory : The specific directory on the remote server for deployment. After deploy : Command to run after deployment, e.g., sh /root/restart.sh for restarting a Java application.