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development team spread across multiple continents, each developer needing hours to set up their local environment, facing consistency issues, and dealing with security concerns. Sound familiar? This is where Google Cloud Workstations comes into play.</p><figure class="ny nz oa ob oc od nv nw paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="oe of fj og bh oh"><div class="nv nw nx"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*gKmz7FKtOr2H8_Nn.jpg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh me oi c" width="700" height="394" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div></figure><h1 id="e45c" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">The Promise of Cloud-Based Development</h1><p id="0462" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">Cloud Workstation is Google Cloud’s answer to modern development challenges. It’s a fully managed service that provides cloud-based development environments, eliminating the age-old “it works on my machine” problem. Let’s explore how it transforms the way teams write, test, and deploy code.</p><h1 id="074a" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Understanding the Building Blocks</h1><p id="e533" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">Think of Cloud Workstations as a virtual office building. Here’s what makes up this digital workspace:</p><ul class=""><li id="a79f" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Workstation:</strong> A virtual machine (VM) instance pre-configured with a specified set of development tools, libraries, and settings. Think of it as your cloud-based development desktop.</li><li id="b6e8" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Workstation cluster:</strong> A logical grouping of workstations residing within a single Google Cloud region and Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network inside a project. Each cluster includes a controller and a gateway to manage and route traffic.</li><li id="65e6" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Controller:</strong> A key component of a workstation cluster responsible for managing the lifecycle of VM instances and other workstation resources within the associated project. It handles creation, deletion, startup, and shutdown of workstations.</li><li id="2e2e" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Gateway:</strong> Acts as the entry point for client connections to the workstation cluster. The gateway receives traffic from users and routes it to the appropriate workstation VM instance.</li><li id="9643" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Private Service Connect:</strong> Establishes a secure and private connection between the Cloud Workstations controller and your VPC network, allowing workstations to access internal resources within your project.</li><li id="2e54" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Workstation configuration:</strong> A blueprint or template that defines the specifications for creating consistent workstations across multiple developers. This includes settings such as machine type, disk size, operating system, pre-installed software (IDEs, SDKs, tools), and startup scripts. Configurations ensure standardized development environments.</li></ul><h1 id="335b" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Setting Up Your Cloud Development Space</h1><h1 id="9f89" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">First Steps</h1><p id="6776" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">Before you can move into your new development space, you’ll need to handle some paperwork:</p><pre class="ny nz oa ob oc pu pv pw bp px bb bk"><span id="0536" class="py ok gu pv b bg pz qa l qb qc"># Enable the necessary services<br/>gcloud services enable workstations.googleapis.com compute.googleapis.com</span></pre><p id="e72a" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">You’ll need these permissions in your toolkit:</p><ul class=""><li id="5410" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">workstations.clusters.create</li><li id="3487" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">workstations.workstationConfigs.create</li><li id="9c56" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">workstations.workstationClusters.create</li></ul><h1 id="542e" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Creating Your Workspace</h1><p id="c3f6" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">Let’s build your development environment step by step:</p><ul class=""><li id="e45a" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Set up your cluster:</li></ul><pre class="ny nz oa ob oc pu pv pw bp px bb bk"><span id="4cde" class="py ok gu pv b bg pz qa l qb qc">gcloud workstations clusters create dev-cluster \<br/> --region=us-central1 \<br/> --network=projects/my-project/global/networks/my-network \<br/> --subnetwork=projects/my-project/regions/us-central1/subnetworks/my-subnet \<br/> --enable-private-ip-workstations</span></pre><ul class=""><li id="b7bb" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Configure your workspace:</li></ul><pre class="ny nz oa ob oc pu pv pw bp px bb bk"><span id="4b16" class="py ok gu pv b bg pz qa l qb qc">gcloud workstations configs create dev-config \<br/> --cluster=dev-cluster \<br/> --region=us-central1 \<br/> --machine-type=e2-standard-4 \<br/> --disk-size=100 \<br/> --container-image=gcr.io/cloud-workstations-images/code-oss:latest</span></pre><ul class=""><li id="491d" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Create your personal workstation:</li></ul><pre class="ny nz oa ob oc pu pv pw bp px bb bk"><span id="a067" class="py ok gu pv b bg pz qa l qb qc">gcloud workstations create my-workstation \<br/> --cluster=dev-cluster \<br/> --config=dev-config \<br/> --region=us-central1</span></pre><h1 id="9c58" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Real-World Success Stories</h1><h1 id="5acf" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">The Security-First Financial Institution</h1><p id="9bc7" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">A major financial services company faced a challenge: providing 50+ developers with secure environments while maintaining SOX compliance. Their solution? A custom-configured Cloud Workstation environment with:</p><ul class=""><li id="e7f8" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Private cluster deployment</li><li id="f1f9" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Customer-managed encryption keys</li><li id="040a" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Secure boot configuration</li><li id="dd2b" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Automated compliance logging</li><li id="8010" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Regular security audits</li></ul><pre class="ny nz oa ob oc pu pv pw bp px bb bk"><span id="4259" class="py ok gu pv b bg pz qa l qb qc"># Network Configuration<br/>resource "google_compute_network" "secure_network" {<br/> name = "secure-dev-network"<br/> auto_create_subnetworks = false<br/>}<br/><br/>resource "google_compute_subnetwork" "secure_subnet" {<br/> name = "secure-dev-subnet"<br/> ip_cidr_range = "10.2.0.0/16"<br/> network = google_compute_network.secure_network.id<br/> region = "us-central1"<br/><br/> # Enable private Google Access<br/> private_ip_google_access = true<br/>}<br/><br/># Workstation Cluster with Enhanced Security<br/>resource "google_workstations_workstation_cluster" "secure_cluster" {<br/> provider = google-beta<br/> location = "us-central1"<br/> network = google_compute_network.secure_network.id<br/> subnetwork = google_compute_subnetwork.secure_subnet.id<br/> <br/> workstation_cluster_id = "secure-dev-cluster"<br/><br/> private_cluster_config {<br/> enable_private_endpoint = true<br/> }<br/>}<br/><br/># Secure Configuration Template<br/>resource "google_workstations_workstation_config" "secure_config" {<br/> provider = google-beta<br/> workstation_config_id = "secure-dev-config"<br/> location = "us-central1"<br/> workstation_cluster_id = google_workstations_cluster.secure_cluster.cluster_id<br/><br/> host {<br/> gce_instance {<br/> machine_type = "e2-standard-4"<br/> boot_disk_size_gb = 100<br/> enable_secure_boot = true<br/> }<br/> }<br/><br/> container {<br/> image = "gcr.io/my-project/secure-dev-environment:latest"<br/> env = {<br/> "COMPLIANCE_MODE" = "SOX"<br/> "AUDIT_LOGGING" = "enabled"<br/> }<br/> }<br/>}</span></pre><h1 id="298f" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">The AI Innovation Lab</h1><p id="d15f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">An AI research team needed powerful workstations for model development. Their Cloud Workstation setup featured:</p><ul class=""><li id="9e99" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">GPU-accelerated instances</li><li id="20ef" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Large-scale data storage</li><li id="824b" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Pre-configured ML frameworks</li><li id="0eb9" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Integrated Jupyter environments</li><li id="513b" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Real-time collaboration tools</li></ul><pre class="ny nz oa ob oc pu pv pw bp px bb bk"><span id="a7d0" class="py ok gu pv b bg pz qa l qb qc"># GPU-enabled Workstation Configuration<br/>resource "google_workstations_workstation_config" "ml_config" {<br/> provider = google-beta<br/> workstation_config_id = "ml-dev-config"<br/> location = "us-central1"<br/> workstation_cluster_id = google_workstations_cluster.ml_cluster.cluster_id<br/><br/> host {<br/> gce_instance {<br/> machine_type = "n1-standard-8"<br/> boot_disk_size_gb = 200<br/> accelerators {<br/> type = "nvidia-tesla-t4"<br/> count = 1<br/> }<br/> }<br/> }<br/><br/> container {<br/> image = "gcr.io/my-project/ml-workspace:latest"<br/> env = {<br/> "JUPYTER_PORT" = "8888"<br/> "TENSORBOARD_PORT" = "6006"<br/> }<br/> }<br/><br/> persistent_directories {<br/> mount_path = "/workspace/datasets"<br/> gce_pd {<br/> size_gb = 1000<br/> fs_type = "ext4"<br/> reclaim_policy = "RETAIN"<br/> }<br/> }<br/>}</span></pre><h1 id="c58f" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">The Global Development Team</h1><p id="5727" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">A multinational company needed to unite developers across time zones. They implemented:</p><ul class=""><li id="31cd" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Multi-region workstation clusters</li><li id="3148" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Integrated CI/CD pipelines</li><li id="9004" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Shared development tools</li><li id="892c" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Standardized environments</li><li id="2e2c" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Automated scaling policies</li></ul><h1 id="d8cb" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Performance Tips</h1><ul class=""><li id="c926" class="mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Choose e2-standard-4 or higher for general development</li><li id="0eeb" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Opt for n2-standard-8 for intensive workloads</li><li id="60d3" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Start with 100GB boot disk minimum</li><li id="a108" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Use SSD persistent disks for better performance</li><li id="e9bd" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Configure automatic backup policies</li></ul><h1 id="b560" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Security Guidelines</h1><ul class=""><li id="4d99" class="mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Enable private IP workstations</li><li id="a352" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Implement strict firewall rules</li><li id="50bc" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Use VPC Service Controls</li><li id="d82d" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Follow the principle of least privilege</li><li id="30af" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Conduct regular access reviews</li></ul><h1 id="5f79" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Cost Management</h1><ul class=""><li id="79c1" class="mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Set up auto-shutdown policies</li><li id="d00b" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Use preemptible instances where appropriate</li><li id="8a7c" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Implement resource quotas</li><li id="dd5f" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Configure budget alerts</li><li id="f778" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Monitor resource utilization</li></ul><h1 id="7288" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Maintaining Your Environment</h1><h1 id="131a" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Common Challenges and Solutions</h1><p id="d2a0" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">When things don’t go as planned, check these areas:</p><ul class=""><li id="8a91" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Network configuration</li><li id="0074" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Firewall rules</li><li id="98f8" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">IAM permissions</li><li id="3e2d" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Resource utilization</li><li id="60bf" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Disk space</li><li id="815a" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Machine type specifications</li></ul><h1 id="6756" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Regular Maintenance</h1><p id="6ff2" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">Keep your environment healthy with:</p><ul class=""><li id="f52d" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Scheduled maintenance windows</li><li id="0b71" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Regular container image updates</li><li id="29ae" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Security patch management</li><li id="7e3a" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Automated backup procedures</li><li id="3c9f" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk">Documented recovery processes</li></ul><h1 id="936e" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Tools Integration</h1><h1 id="fec5" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Development Environment Support</h1><ul class=""><li id="3705" class="mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">VS Code</strong>: Remote development extensions, custom configurations, extension management</li><li id="9cc1" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">JetBrains IDEs</strong>: Gateway setup, project sync, debugging tools</li><li id="e964" class="mx my gu mz b na pp nc nd ne pq ng nh ni pr nk nl nm ps no np nq pt ns nt nu pm pn po bk"><strong class="mz gv">Git Integration</strong>: SSH configuration, credential management, repository access</li></ul><h1 id="6e77" class="oj ok gu bf ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg bk">Looking Ahead</h1><p id="da7f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na ph nc nd ne pi ng nh ni pj nk nl nm pk no np nq pl ns nt nu gn bk">Cloud Workstations represents more 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