33# FAQ
44
55- [ Questions?] ( #questions )
6+ - [ How can I reuse my VS Code configuration?] ( #how-can-i-reuse-my-vs-code-configuration )
67- [ What's the deal with extensions?] ( #whats-the-deal-with-extensions )
78- [ Where are extensions stored?] ( #where-are-extensions-stored )
89- [ How is this different from VS Code Codespaces?] ( #how-is-this-different-from-vs-code-codespaces )
2223- [ Isn't an install script piped into sh insecure?] ( #isnt-an-install-script-piped-into-sh-insecure )
2324- [ How do I make my keyboard shortcuts work?] ( #how-do-i-make-my-keyboard-shortcuts-work )
2425- [ Why can't I use VS Code's Remote extensions?] ( #why-cant-i-use-vs-codes-remote-extensions )
26+ - [ Why can't I use VS Code Live Share?] ( #why-cant-i-use-vs-code-live-share )
2527- [ Enterprise] ( #enterprise )
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@@ -32,6 +34,13 @@ Please file all questions and support requests at https://www.reddit.com/r/codes
3234
3335The issue tracker is ** only** for bugs.
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37+ ## How can I reuse my VS Code configuration?
38+
39+ The very popular [ Settings Sync] ( https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.code-settings-sync ) extension should just work.
40+
41+ To manually reuse, you can just copy ` ~/.vscode ` into ` ~/.config/code-server `
42+ and ` code-server ` will reuse your existing extensions and configuration.
43+
3544## What's the deal with extensions?
3645
3746Unfortunately, the Microsoft VS Code Marketplace license prohibits use with any non Microsoft
@@ -263,12 +272,21 @@ For other browsers you'll have to remap keybindings unfortunately.
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264273Unfortunately, Microsoft has opted to make [VS Code's Remote SSH and Container
265274extensions closed source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release) and
266- it is against their TOS to use the published extensions so we are unable to
267- add them to our marketplace.
275+ it is against their TOS to use the published extensions against anything other
276+ than Microsoft VS Code builds so we are unable to add them to our marketplace.
268277
269278We may reimplement them at some point.
270279You can subscribe to [#1315](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/1315) for updates.
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281+ # # Why can't I use VS Code Live Share?
282+
283+ Unfortunately, Microsoft has opted to make
284+ [VS Code's Live Share extension closed source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/38733#issuecomment-388213016) and
285+ it is against their TOS to use the published extension against anything other
286+ than Microsoft VS Code builds so we are unable to add them to our marketplace.
287+
288+ We may implement our own at some point. See [Collaboration](#collaboration).
289+
272290# # Enterprise
273291
274292Visit [our enterprise page](https://coder.com) for more information about our
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