Install VS Code in Android

Step 1 - Install Termux

Termux is a powerful terminal emulator and Linux environment app for Android devices. It combines a robust command-line interface (CLI) with a lightweight package manager, enabling users to install and use Linux software directly on their Android phones or tablets.

Step 2 - Install Ubuntu using Termux

Enter the following command on Termux to update the package repository

pkg update

pkg upgrade

Now let's install proot-distro using the following command:

pkg install proot-distro

Now fire this command and Ubuntu will start to install on your Android phone

proot-distro install ubuntu

Now, start Ubuntu by firing the following command:

proot-distro login ubuntu

You will now see a root@ubuntu prompt in the terminal(Termux)

Step 3 - Downloading code server

Now update and upgrade the root repository by following commands

apt update

apt upgrade

Now install wget using the following command:

apt install wget

We will now download the latest release of the code server from Github using the following command:

wget https://github.com/coder/code-server/releases/download/v4.16.1/code-server-4.16.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz

Extract the tarball using the following command:

tar -xvf ./code-server-4.16.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz

Enter the /bin folder of your code-server installation on Ubuntu (running on your phone)

cd code-server-4.16.1-linux-arm64

cd bin

Step 4 - Set up a password and start using VS Code

Setup a password for your VS Code instance using the following command:

export PASSWORD="password"

Launch the code server using the following command:

./code-server

Now go to localhost:8080 and use VS Code.