Allow SSH connection

[svenefftinge]

We should natively and easily allow accessing workspaces through SSH.

[svenefftinge]

This would support #1635 but also possibly other use cases based on SSH.

[jankeromnes]

Agreed! 👍 This is an oft-requested feature.

Side note: It's already possible today to easily SSH into your Gitpod workspace (and to connect to other non-HTTP workspace services, like databases) by simply using Chisel. See instructions here.

[svenefftinge]

Yes, I would remove the "easily" from that sentence, though.

[mai1015]

I actually cannot connect it with chisel. and got something like this ssh_dispatch_run_fatal: Connection to UNKNOWN port 65535: message authentication code incorrect.

[lpil]

Hello friends! I'm really enjoying GitPod, it's very exciting.

Being able to use a local VS Code front-end would be lovely as I'm having issues with my keyboard shortcuts being overriden by my browser's keyboard shortcuts. Is this official ssh connection a feature that we are likely to see in the near future?

Thank you

[davids-tips]

Is this being worked on?

[geropl]

We plan to investigate the "connect-from-local" space in the next cycle (April). Not a guarantee that we start with SSH first, but definitely one of the most important use-cases. Stay tuned!

[rthomps7]

@geropl

This functionality is the hold-up on our team using GitPod.

I see this on the docs:

Your local machine via local VS Code, IntelliJ or simply your shell/terminal where you SSH into your Gitpod workspace (expected to be released in early Q1/2021)

As well as you mentioned starting in April.

I understand timelines and priorities changed, but just looking for if this is still on the short-term horizon? If so we'll keep checking in for an update.

[jankeromnes]

Hi @rthomps7! Thank you for asking.

The April development cycle shipped with an alpha version of a Gitpod Local Companion App that allows SSH access to your Gitpod workspaces. See the Pull Request for more details: #3958

This feature is currently under active development in the May cycle, and we expect to ship something that users can try in about two weeks from now.

[rthomps7]

Thanks @jankeromnes! Very helpful. Do you mind connecting any of that release info to this PR? We eagerly await :)

[jmcelreavey]

Hey guys, any more news on this? Would be awesome to run my workspaces locally when I'm at my workstation