How to code on your iPad with VS Code for free [Beginners guide]

#iPad #vscode #synology #coding
Many of you asked me to show how to use Servediter for free and to be able to access the VS code from an iPad. So I’ve prepared a few useful ways to go: the native solution, the local solution and the global solution. This is just a beginners guide but it will give you the direction of what you should do next.

Officelab Keyboard:

Code App:
Code App GitHub:

Servediter App:

Docker Official Website:

Open VSCode Server:
Open VSCode Server Guides:

Time Zones on Wikipedia:

Synology External Access:

The commands you might need:

Synology VS code Docker installation:
docker run -d --name=codeserver \
-p 8377:8443 \
-e PUID=%UID% \
-e PGID=%PID% \
-e TZ=%timezone% \
-e PASSWORD=%pass% \
-v %location%:/config \
--restart always \

Bypassing the permissions error:

00:00 – Intro
01:15 – Using Code App on an iPad
02:44 – Using Servediter App with a subscription
04:23 – Officelab Keyboard
05:51 – Installing VS Code in a docker container to a Mac
08:17 – Connecting to the VS Code on a Mac from the iPad
09:58 – Installing VS Code in a docker container to a Synology NAS 
15:28 – Connecting to the VS Code on a Synology NAS from the iPad

[GeeksTable]

It covers a full version of VS Code which, unlike CodeServer, can run Copilot and Copilot Chat.

[oso]

Apple makes no such claim. There is absolutely nothing stopping apple from putting Mac OS on the iPad Pro other than they don’t want to. The fact that you can’t directly install vscode on you iPad is because apple specifically doesn’t want you to… primarily because they don’t want your iPad to become your computer.

[DidacusYT]

Thank you bro, I’m not an English native and there is no info about coding on iPad in the Spanish community. You helped me a lot, new sub :)

[No-no-no-no-nope]

If you don't have a PC and only have an iPad, you can rent a shadow PC for 29€ and use the appropriate app. Connected to a large monitor, you could even work really productively.

Of course, you can also build the whole thing privately or rent a server and then use a remote app.

[jo_han]

I was going to be severely disappointed if this was going to be another remote desktop video. Thankfully it was not. Tysm for that

[yamyam]

This video is great. Informative, to the point, and unlike other channels: you keep it to the point while also being charming. I also appreciate the honesty at the end of the video. This is for some people, but it doesn’t meet your needs as an Android Developer and that’s fine. You still made a video instructing 3 ways to set it up. And you were transparent about all of it. Extremely professional of you. I’m subscribed & can’t wait for more awesome content from you, Alex! You’re the man.

[sustainablewww]

I definitely hope that one day soon you will be able to get the full development experience on iPad. I for one would change right away! 😊

[jfftck]

I hate that development depends on a remote server to do any none scripting work, Apple could allow containers (they would create their own container environment as they do with all other technology) that would be able to sandbox the development environment and not break their security system built in to iOS/iPadOS. The chips they’re using for the past few years should be able to handle containers.

[Olejo]

In case you want program on tablet I would try top tablets based on windows.

[manuelmojicas]

I really needed this video in my life. All I see are dude drinking coffee and trying to sell me how it feels to code with an iPad inside a car or next to a pool (unrealistic) they never talk about what apps to use or a tutorial of how get anything hugged up.

[fabiogloor]

Thx, very great tutorial. But when I connect via browser to the codeserver I always get the error "workbench failed to connect to the server". So I can't access for example settings, extensions and more. Somebody an idea?

[yibowei]

this works, but the code server is running the open-source code-oss, which does not have features like vscode intellicode, or remote ssh. The browser is also a problem when you use the vim plug-in. You will lose focus of your editor when you press esc.

[herefobeer]

The serveditor thing hasn’t been updated since 2020 and haven’t even complied with Apple’s new privacy disclosure thing. It WILL be removed from App Store soon enough or will fail on some dependency in future version. The developer seems to no longer be interested.

[danielgather]

quick question, with Servediter i can pull and push to/from github on my Ipad?

[marlenevazquez]

So we actually need a PC to work from an iPad? I can't really afford a PC or MacBook rn, I only have an iPad but I'm really motivated to learn code. I'm currently starting on cs50

[alanyoung]

If y'all have a problem setting it up in code app like I did, make sure that your host server is connected to a wireless network. It took me way too long to realize that the problem was that my host server was connected to a wired connection and not a wireless one. I changed that and now it works fine

[zorroalcuadrado]

Great video. What kind of Synology NAS do you have? Please provide the link.

[speedcuber-diary]

logitech has Grate keyboards for iPad. I use k380 - no lags, and all functionality exists

[civt]

For all your iPad productivity problems. Change to surface pro. Problem solved.

[HappyguyGORILLATAG]

I have a question. I want to start making mods for a game with DLL files. There are templates i want to use. Can this app open SLN files? Its just that the app costs 7 euros where i am and i dont want to waste my money.