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Using SFTP in the VS Code editor

Using SFTP in the VS Code editor - FTP Tutorial

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Using SFTP in the VS Code editor

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- [Instructor] While using SFTP through a graphical client can be quite convenient, if we're working in an IDE or Integrated Development Environment or a Developer Oriented Text editor, it can be more useful to work with an SFTP server right inside that environment rather than using a separate app to move files around. This can work in two ways. In some situations we'll use our IDE software to connect directly to the server, and edit files in place on the server, and in other situations, we'll have a local copy of our files on our computer, which we'll edit, and then synchronize with the server or upload and download changes instead. Both of these methods have benefits, and drawbacks. If we work directly with files on the server, there's usually no way to restore a file we might have removed or edited by mistake. And if someone else needs to work on the same file at the same time, we can run into conflicts, but our changes are reflected immediately, and we don't have to worry about…

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