using the ms Remote-SSH always need download VsCode Server. last time i have downloaded, next time need download again. And download it cost many times. If i using VsCode Idea or Qoder Idea , its very soon to connect . maybe they have cache server, donot need download again.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Plugins ms “Remote-SSH” connect other device
Expected Behavior
download server once , next time donot need download again
Hey, thanks for the report. I need to clarify a couple things:
When exactly does it download the server?
Only after you update Cursor on your local machine?
Or on every SSH connection, even if Cursor hasn’t been updated?
Which Remote-SSH extension are you using?
MS Remote-SSH from Microsoft
Anysphere Remote-SSH
Can you also share the logs from Output > Remote-SSH on the next connection?
Why I’m asking:
Cursor uses commit-based versioning for the remote server. Each Cursor version has its own commit hash and needs the matching server binary in ~/.cursor-server/bin/<commit>/. Since Cursor updates more often than VS Code, it can look like it’s downloading all the time, but it’s actually after each update.
If it downloads on every connection without a Cursor update, that’s a bug. If it’s only after an update, that’s expected behavior.
using MS Remote-SSH from Microsoft。
after update Curso need download VsCodeServer.
So, is there a solution to cache the VScode server?
Or how to improve the download speed of VSCode Server?
By the way, could you tell me the storage directory for the downloaded VsCode server on a Mac computer。
Thank you for your answer。
