Error > Could not connect to Cloud Shell on port 8080 > While connecting the Visual Code using code-server

Question

Trying to install Visual Code IDE in VM Instance. After running the code-server, while checking view on browser, it is giving an error. Error: Could not connect to Cloud Shell on port 8080. Ensure your server is listening on port 8080 and try again.

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reference link to install VS Code in GCC: https://medium.com/google-cloud/how-to-run-visual-studio-code-in-google-cloud-shell-354d125d5748

Answer 1

You should set your host to 0.0.0.0. When you start the server, your command could be like this:

./code-server --no-auth --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0

And everything should work fine. Try it :D

Answer 2

Try openning on your browser: http://[your-external-ip]:8080/

Its important to change the default "https" to "http".

I also added the port 8080 on my firewall permisions on gcp.