How to sync VSCode extensions between local editor and Github Codespaces?

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I'm using Github codespaces more and more, and having my extensions preloaded upon setting up a new codespace would speed up my development process a lot. What should I do so I never have to go back to this again?

I have tried to modify the settings.json to include the extensions in this format

  "github.codespaces.defaultExtensions": [
    "extension.1",
    "extension.2",
    "extension.3",
    "extension...",
  ]

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– Community Bot, Commented Nov 1, 2024 at 22:21

Alfred Luu · Accepted Answer · 2024-11-21 20:58:12Z

You may have to login to your VSCode local, setting up everything including GitHub Copilot extension. Subsequently enable Sync Settings to your account, it will come to sync on your codespaces, you don't need to add it manually

https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/personalizing-github-codespaces-for-your-account#settings-sync

For example, a common use of Settings Sync would be to sync your settings from your VS Code desktop application, which you use for local work, to codespaces you open in the browser. To do this, you would need to do the following things.

Turn on Settings Sync in the desktop application. For more information, see https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/settings-sync#_turning-on-settings-sync in the VS Code documentation.
Enable Settings Sync in your user preferences for GitHub Codespaces. For more information, see "https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/personalizing-github-codespaces-for-your-account#managing-your-preferences-for-settings-sync."

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