How I resolve "Downloading VS Code Server failed" while using vs code on MacOs
I want to use remote development on VS code, but it has the follow error
SSH Resolver called for "ssh-remote+kf"
SSH Resolver called for host: kf
Setting up SSH remote "kf"
Using commit id "daf71423252a707b8e396e8afa8102b717f8213b" and quality "insider" for server
Install and start server if needed
> bash: no job control in this shell
> Installing...
> Downloading with wget
> ERROR: certificate common name “*.azurewebsites.net” doesn’t match requested host name “update.code.visualstudio.com”. To connect to update.code.visualstudio.com insecurely, use ‘--no-check-certificate’.
> 1931c79d-3297-4f42-9eb5-6f8f91556ed9##25##
"install" terminal command done
Received install output: 1931c79d-3297-4f42-9eb5-6f8f91556ed9##25##
Server download failed
Downloading VS Code Server failed. Please try again later.and how I can use "no-check-certificate" to wget VS Code Server?
15 Answers
If you are behind a proxy, create a file named .wgetrc in your home directory and add the following lines:
use_proxy=on
http_proxy=
https_proxy=If needed, for one time, add:
check-certificate=off
1Note: Disabling certificate check is not recommended as it can be a security threat.
Add a line of :
check-certificate=off
to your .wgetrc file under the user's home directory.
Note: It will disable the SSL certificate check for all wget commands you use, unless you change it to :
check-certificate=on
Configuring WSL behind proxy:
I will provide my solution that works for me.
In WSL subsystem add file in /etc/apt/apt.conf with proxy setting:
Acquire::http::Proxy "";
Acquire::https::Proxy "";After that, add another setting in ~/.wgetrc file:
use_proxy = on
check_certificate = off
http_proxy =
https_proxy =
ftp_proxy = After that, try to install the Visual Studio Code plugin for remote wsl.
It should work.
I came across the same problem this morning. And I got some tricks to work around.
I got another machine with Linux, and it could connect to the Internet correctly. I connected to the Linux machine via remote-ssh connect successfully. I checked the home folder, and I found a folder with name .vscode-remote. And I copyed this folder to the home path of the machine I got this problem, and it worked.
On my case, I was NOT using a proxy and running on a Windows 10 desktop. I just disabled my anti-virus. Kaspersky was blocking the downloads. Regards.
