How to access host:port service running inside code-server via WebView

[anixon604]

• Web Browser: Chrome
• Local OS: OS X
• Remote OS: Ubuntu
• Remote Architecture: x64
• code-server --version: 3.0.0

On creation of a code-server instance I have a springboot server auto-launch in the embedded terminal of VSCode, serving port 8580. This services is used by a custom extension.

In a local version of VSCode (non code-server) I can just have the extension WebView make calls to http://localhost:8580, but when using this base URL - export const SERVER_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8580"; - through the code-server browser client, it doesn't direct to the INSTANCE/Container localhost - but rather to the USER's localhost.

Is there an easy method to have this service contained in the docker instance and accessed via a WebView in code-server?

My next step would be to expose 8580 externally and direct WebView calls to .domain.net:8580, but wondering if this is avoidable or if it can just all be contained. Thanks

[code-asher]

code-server has a built-in proxy you could use to proxy port 8580. See https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/master/doc/FAQ.md#how-do-i-securely-access-web-services. That would at least let you avoid opening another port.

We have some open issues to make this easier: #1936 #1510

[nhooyr]

Yup, closing as a duplicate of #1936 and #1510