Add support for live share

[steven4547466]

I recently got code-server running on my server, but I was unable to get live share. I know that you have to manually install it with the .vsix, which I did. However, the status bar item won't show up and I can't access any of it's commands from the command palette either. It does show that it's installed and enabled as well.

Sorry if I'm not setting it up right and it's on my side, but I tried what I knew to add this extension.

[andreimc]

@steven4547466 https://github.com/devonlineco/ansible-roles --> I have support for liveshare here, you need to install vscode and install the ext from microsoft and symlink. It's a closed source extension. Also doesn't work unless you open vscode first then it works in code server

[steven4547466]

I have a virtual private server running on Ubuntu, I tried to install vscode, but it doesn't have a desktop I can view so I don't actually know how to download vscode on it or if I even can. I did try to download it, but it disconnected me when I tried to install it via the terminal.

[andreimc]

@steven4547466 I added an ansible role in the post above, you need to install x11 and a vnc server if you want to actually launch vscode, works pretty well. But yeah you need x11 and vnc to get started as it needs to launch in vscode for the first time then it works in code-server

[code-asher]

I gave this a go on v2 and it works up until I try to connect and then it just spins forever. Interestingly enough the same thing happens to me on local VS Code so I might just have something misconfigured but I haven't looked further into it yet.

[michaeldv-pg]

@code-asher Are there any ETA on Live Share?

[gotjoshua]

I managed to get the code-server running in a docker container and hack my way around the errors that arise when installing MS Live Share via vsix. I think that part of my solution belongs in the main repo but I didn't manage to get a full build working with an adapted Dockerfile in my fork (I guess due to build environment differences between docker-compose and travis-ci...)

So MS Live share is easy to find in vsix format online...
When I installed in a working docker container I got an error about Couldn't find a valid ICU package which was solved by extending the Dockerfile like this:

 FROM codercom/code-server:v2
 USER root
 RUN apt update && apt install icu-devtools -y
 USER 1000

Then the next error is related to "Proposed APIs" , which can be solved bu installing:
Live Share Extension Pack 0.3.4

So then the cute little Live Share Button will show in the bottom bar, but clicking it will not succeed to login and give this error:

Starting collaboration session: [ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare]: Proposed API is only available when running out of dev or with the following command line switch: --enable-proposed-api ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare

Does anyone know how and where to implement that command line switch or run option?
I also added an isolated issue #1263 for that specific question.
I tried to add parameters to the entrypoint like this:

ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "code-server", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--enable-proposed-api", "ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare"]

but that didn't seem to work : -(

any help? it seems like i'm so close....

Note: This is also related to #173...

[sr229]

Due to licensing restrictions, we will not support Live Share.

[Aplet123]

With the release of vscode.dev, live share gained support for running on a website. Maybe it's worth taking another look at this?

[jsjoeio]

I don't think we can because of licensing restrictions? 😢

[caioquirino]

Is there any way to reassess with Microsoft a way to change the licensing model for the LiveShare extension?

[jsjoeio]

@caioquirino I don't think they'd be interested in doing that since Coder/code-server is a competitor to Codespaces. You may try and ask them to change it though for the betterment of the community

[apoorvkh]

Just want to say that I am currently able to download and install the .vsix, and Live Share (1.0.5857) works for me on code-server (4.11.0).