RemoteStorm — Remote Deploy & Sync for VS Code

A PhpStorm-style deployment extension for VS Code. Map local folders to remote servers and upload over SFTP / FTP / FTPS / WebDAV / Local, with upload on save, git-changed upload, a remote file browser, diff, and full synchronization.

Quick start

F5 in this project to launch an Extension Development Host, or package with npx @vscode/vsce package and install the .vsix.
In your project run Deployer: Create Deployment Config (Command Palette). It writes .vscode/deployer.json.
Edit the config (host, auth, remotePath, mappings).
Right-click a file/folder → Deployer: Upload, or enable uploadOnSave.

Configuration (`.vscode/deployer.json`)

{
  "ignore": [".git", "node_modules", "vendor", "storage", "*.log"],
  "servers": [
    {
      "name": "development",
      "protocol": "sftp",          // sftp | ftp | ftps | webdav | local
      "host": "dev.example.com",
      "port": 22,
      "username": "deploy",
      "privateKeyPath": "~/.ssh/id_rsa",   // or password / agent / sshConfig
      "passphrase": "",
      "agent": true,                        // use SSH_AUTH_SOCK
      "sshConfig": "my-host",               // resolve from ~/.ssh/config
      "remotePath": "/var/www/html",
      "context": "/",                        // local subfolder mapped to remotePath
      "mappings": [
        { "local": "storage", "remote": "/var/www/html/storage" }
      ],
      "uploadOnSave": true,
      "default": true,
      "compare": "time",                     // size | time | checksum
      "preserveTimestamp": true,
      "filePerm": 420,                        // 0o644
      "dirPerm": 493,                         // 0o755
      "ignore": ["*.local"]
    },
    {
      "name": "production",
      "protocol": "sftp",
      "sshConfig": "prod",
      "remotePath": "/var/www/html",
      "production": true                      // warns before every upload
    }
  ]
}

Proxy / jump host

"proxy": { "host": "bastion.example.com", "port": 22, "username": "jump" }

ProxyJump from ~/.ssh/config is also honoured automatically.

Commands

Command	What it does
Deployer: Create Deployment Config	Scaffold `.vscode/deployer.json`
Deployer: Upload	Upload file/folder (right-click, editor, multi-select)
Deployer: Download	Download from the default server
Deployer: Upload Git Changed Files	Upload every git-modified file (preview list)
Deployer: Compare with Remote	Diff local vs remote in VS Code's diff editor
Deployer: Sync Local → Remote / Remote → Local	Preview + apply full sync
Deployer: Set Default Server	Switch active target (Dev/Staging/Prod)
Deployer: Refresh Remote Explorer	Reload the remote tree
Deployer: Show Transfer Log	Open the transfer/error log

Views

Servers — all configured targets; ⭐ marks the default, ⚠ marks production.
Remote Explorer — browse the default server: open/edit, download, new file/folder, rename, delete.

Remote editing

Click a file in Remote Explorer to open a cached local copy; save writes it straight back to the server.

See ROADMAP.md for the full PhpStorm feature-parity checklist and status.

RemoteStorm — Remote Deploy & Sync

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