# VS Code: Server Deployment Procedure

**Generated:** 2026-06-02
**Maintainer:** Artemis (AI Foreman)

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## Overview

This document describes the deployment of [Microsoft VS Code: Server](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-server) (via LinuxServer `openvscode-server` Docker image) on **MK7** (Swarm Manager) to replace the previous `code-server` deployment on Neo. The primary driver was to enable **native Remote-SSH** support, which is unavailable in OpenVSX-based alternatives.

**Key advantage:** MK7's placement on the `192.168.7.x` LAN grants direct access to all fleet nodes and Proxmox VE workers via their LAN IPs. When deployed on Neo (192.168.192.x), the container was isolated from fleet subnets.

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## Architecture

| Component | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| **Host** | MK7 (mark-vii.ai.home) |
| **Swarm Mode** | `replicated` with placement constraint `node.hostname == mark-vii.ai.home` |
| **Container IP** | Swarm overlay (10.0.1.x/24) via `traefik-public` network |
| **Internal Service Port** | `3000` |
| **Traefik Endpoint** | `vscode.ai.home` → `http://192.168.7.7:8443` |
| **DNS Record** | `CNAME` `vscode.ai.home` → `traefik.ai.home` (Technitium) |
| **Image** | `lscr.io/linuxserver/openvscode-server:latest` |
| **Marketplace** | Microsoft (official) — Remote-SSH available natively |

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## Prerequisites

- MK7 Docker Swarm active with `traefik-public` overlay network
- Traefik reverse proxy running on `traefik.ai.home`
- Technitium DNS authoritative for `ai.home` zone
- SSH key pair (`vscode_ed25519`) deployed to all fleet nodes
- `/home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh` directory created on MK7 host with:
  - `config` — SSH aliases for all fleet nodes
  - `vscode_ed25519` — private key (mode 600)
  - `vscode_ed25519.pub` — public key (mode 644)

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## Deployment Steps

### 1. Prepare SSH Key Directory on MK7

```bash
mkdir -p /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh
chmod 700 /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh
# Copy vscode_ed25519 key pair + config from source node
scp source:/path/to/vscode_ed25519* /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh/
chmod 600 /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh/vscode_ed25519
chmod 644 /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh/vscode_ed25519.pub
chmod 644 /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh/config
```

### 2. Compose File (`vscode-server-compose.yaml`)

```yaml
version: '3.8'

services:
  vscode:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/openvscode-server:latest
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/New_York
      # Generate a random hex token: openssl rand -hex 16
      - CONNECTION_TOKEN=<RANDOM_HEX_TOKEN>
      - DEFAULT_WORKSPACE=/config/workspace
    volumes:
      - vscode_data:/config/workspace
      - type: bind
        source: /home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh
        target: /config/.ssh
    networks:
      - traefik-public
    deploy:
      placement:
        constraints:
          - node.hostname == mark-vii.ai.home
    labels:
      - "traefik.enable=true"
      - "traefik.http.routers.vscode.rule=Host(`vscode.ai.home`)"
      - "traefik.http.routers.vscode.entrypoints=websecure"
      - "traefik.http.routers.vscode.tls=true"
      - "traefik.http.services.vscode.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"

volumes:
  vscode_data:
    driver: local

networks:
  traefik-public:
    external: true
```

**Note:** Traefik on this cluster uses the **file provider** (not Docker provider). Swarm labels are informational only. You must also add a route file to Traefik's dynamic config directory.

### 3a. Traefik Route File

Create `/opt/iron-legion/docker-swarm/traefik/dynamic/vscode.yml` on the MK7 host:

```yaml
http:
  routers:
    vscode-http:
      rule: "Host(`vscode.ai.home`)"
      entryPoints:
        - web
      service: vscode
    vscode-https:
      rule: "Host(`vscode.ai.home`)"
      entryPoints:
        - websecure
      service: vscode
      tls: {}

  services:
    vscode:
      loadBalancer:
        servers:
          - url: "http://192.168.7.7:8443"
        passHostHeader: true
```

Traefik auto-reloads file provider configs on change.

### 3. Deploy via Swarm

```bash
sudo docker stack deploy -c vscode-server-compose.yaml vscode
```

### 4. Verify Startup

```bash
sudo docker service ls | grep vscode
sudo docker service ps vscode_vscode
sudo docker logs $(docker ps -q -f name=vscode)
```

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## Access URLs

| Direct (HTTP) | `http://192.168.7.7:8443/?tkn=<TOKEN>` | Lan-only, no SSL (if port published) |
| Via Traefik (HTTPS) | `https://vscode.ai.home/?tkn=<TOKEN>` | Recommended — CNAME to traefik.ai.home |

**Token location:** Set in compose `CONNECTION_TOKEN` env var.

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## Fleet Node SSH Config

The container mounts `/config/.ssh` containing a standard OpenSSH `config` file with all fleet aliases. Remote-SSH extension reads this automatically.

**Format example:**
```ssh-config
Host artemis
    HostName 192.168.15.182
    User jarvis
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/vscode_ed25519
    IdentitiesOnly yes
```

**PVE nodes (mk33/34/39):** Present but `User root` — key deployment pending.

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## Why MK7 Over Neo

| Factor | Neo (Previous) | MK7 (Current) |
|--------|---------------|----------------|
| Network | Isolated subnet (192.168.192.x) | Core LAN (192.168.7.x) |
| Swarm | Standalone | Manager |
| Traefik | Manual or absent | Already deployed |
| Remote-SSH | Unavailable (OpenVSX) | Available (Microsoft) |
| Fleet Reach | None | Direct SSH to all nodes |

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## Troubleshooting

**Port 8443 not reachable externally:**
- Check Swarm ingress: `sudo iptables -t nat -L DOCKER-INGRESS | grep 8443`
- Verify container binding: `sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8443`

**Container fails to start with mount error:**
- Ensure `/home/jarvis/.vscode-ssh` exists on MK7 host before deploy
- Swarm bind mounts require host path existence at deploy time

**Token rejected:**
- Tokens must be hex-only characters (0-9, a-f)
- Regenerate with: `openssl rand -hex 16`

**Traefik route not found:**
- Verify `traefik-public` network exists: `docker network ls | grep traefik`
- Check Traefik dashboard at `https://traefik.ai.home:8080`

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## References

- [LinuxServer OpenVSCode-Server Docker](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-openvscode-server)
- [VS Code: Server Documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-server)
- [Remote-SSH Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh)

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