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# FAQ
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- [Questions?](#questions)
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- [How can I reuse my VS Code configuration?](#how-can-i-reuse-my-vs-code-configuration)
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- [What's the deal with extensions?](#whats-the-deal-with-extensions)
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- [Where are extensions stored?](#where-are-extensions-stored)
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- [How is this different from VS Code Codespaces?](#how-is-this-different-from-vs-code-codespaces)
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- [Isn't an install script piped into sh insecure?](#isnt-an-install-script-piped-into-sh-insecure)
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- [How do I make my keyboard shortcuts work?](#how-do-i-make-my-keyboard-shortcuts-work)
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- [Why can't I use VS Code's Remote extensions?](#why-cant-i-use-vs-codes-remote-extensions)
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- [Why can't I use VS Code Live Share?](#why-cant-i-use-vs-code-live-share)
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- [Enterprise](#enterprise)
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The issue tracker is **only** for bugs.
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## How can I reuse my VS Code configuration?
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The very popular [Settings Sync](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.code-settings-sync) extension should just work.
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To manually reuse, you can just copy `~/.vscode` into `~/.config/code-server`
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and `code-server` will reuse your existing extensions and configuration.
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## What's the deal with extensions?
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Unfortunately, the Microsoft VS Code Marketplace license prohibits use with any non Microsoft
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Unfortunately, Microsoft has opted to make [VS Code's Remote SSH and Container
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extensions closed source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release) and
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it is against their TOS to use the published extensions so we are unable to
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add them to our marketplace.
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it is against their TOS to use the published extensions against anything other
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than Microsoft VS Code builds so we are unable to add them to our marketplace.
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We may reimplement them at some point.
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You can subscribe to [#1315](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/1315) for updates.
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## Why can't I use VS Code Live Share?
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Unfortunately, Microsoft has opted to make
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[VS Code's Live Share extension closed source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/38733#issuecomment-388213016) and
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it is against their TOS to use the published extension against anything other
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than Microsoft VS Code builds so we are unable to add them to our marketplace.
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We may implement our own at some point. See [Collaboration](#collaboration).
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Visit [our enterprise page](https://coder.com) for more information about our

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