# SFTP with Visual Studio

1. `Extensions: Install Extension`
2. Install `ftp-sync`
   * PROs:
     * setup is simple via template file
   * CONs:
     * syncing triggers are too involved
     * any file that you don't explicitly save, will not be synced over
     * if you are working for a long time without sync  then even saving a file won't cause the trigger from `local to remote` to activate
     * file permissions aren't synced over from local to remote accurately
     * no clear way to setup 2-way automatic sync
   * Verdict:
     * Use another plugin, this one isn't good enough.
3. Configure the generated template file `myProject/.vscode/ftp-sync.json`:

   ```
   {
    "remotePath": "/root/dev/myProject",
    "host": "my-digitalocean-box.domain.com",
    "username": "root",
    "port": 22,
    "secure": true,
    "protocol": "sftp",
    "uploadOnSave": true,
    "passive": false,
    "debug": false,
    "privateKeyPath": "/path/to/.ssh/id_rsa",
    "passphrase": "password_for_id_rsa",
    "ignore": [
        "\\.vscode",
        "\\.git",
        "\\.DS_Store"
    ]
   }
   ```
4. That's it.