Home Computing at CSE

Hello! This document is a guide to getting your own computing environment set up for coursework at the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Many of our resources are here to support students new to CSE – usually COMP1511 or COMP1911. If you’re not new to CSE, you may find the information in taggi more useful as a reference or refresher; much of the content here expands on information there.

• Connecting with SSHFS
  • Installing the plugin
  • Creating a new configuration
  • Connecting to the server
  • Changing the start directory
• Connecting with VLAB
  • Installing a VNC viewer
  • Configuring VLAB
  • Logging Out
  • More Information
• Connecting with SSH
  • ... from Windows
  • ... from macOS or Linux
• [OLD] VSCode Remote
  • Step 1: Install VS Code
  • Step 2: Install the “Remote Development” extension.
  • Step 3: Increase Security
  • Step 4: Log in
  • Success!
  • Other Unofficial Guides
• VSCode Remote Security
• Working Locally
  • ... on Windows, using WSL
  • ... on Windows, using MinGW
  • ... on Windows, using Cygwin
  • ... on macOS
  • ... on Linux