Dev Setting - Settings Sync

I have a trouble cuz the development settings at home and at work are different. It’s so inconvenient. So I’m trying to use syncing up settings(vscode plugin) on multiple devices.

How synchronize configurations to multiple devices?

1. install Settings Sync plugin

2. Create a github token

• 2-1. Login Github / go to Settings > Developeer settings > Personal access tokens
• 2-2. Click Generate new token
  
• 2-3. Select expiration then click to gist
• 2-4. Copy token number

3. Create Github Gist id

• 3-1. Go to Gist page(https://gist.github.com) and login.
• 3-2. Create as below & click Create secret gist
• 3-3. Copy gist id (included URL)

  // example
  https://gist.github.com/{your github id}/{your gist id}
  

4. Update settings.json in VScode

Write down the Gist id from step 3.

   "sync.gist": "your gist id",
    "sync.autoDownload": false,
    "sync.autoUpload": false,
    "sync.forceDownload": false,
    "sync.forceUpload": false,
    "sync.quietSync": false,
    "sync.removeExtensions": true,
    "sync.syncExtensions": true

5. Update syncLocalSettings.json in VScode

Write down the Github token id from step 2.

{
    "ignoreUploadFiles": [
        "state.*",
        "syncLocalSettings.json",
        ".DS_Store",
        "sync.lock",
        "projects.json",
        "projects_cache_vscode.json",
        "projects_cache_git.json",
        "projects_cache_svn.json",
        "gpm_projects.json",
        "gpm-recentItems.json"
    ],
    "ignoreUploadFolders": [
        "workspaceStorage"
    ],
    "ignoreExtensions": [],
    "gistDescription": "Visual Studio Code Settings Sync Gist",
    "version": 343,
    "token": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN",
    "downloadPublicGist": false,
    "supportedFileExtensions": [
        "json",
        "code-snippets"
    ],
    "openTokenLink": true,
    "disableUpdateMessage": false,
    "lastUpload": "null",
    "lastDownload": "null",
    "githubEnterpriseUrl": null,
    "askGistDescription": false,
    "customFiles": {},
    "hostName": null,
    "universalKeybindings": false,
    "autoUploadDelay": 20
}

6. Upload your setting to Gist

Press Shift + Alt + U (macOS: Shift + Option + U)

7. Download Setting

Press Shift + Alt + D (macOS: Shift + Option + D)

Notes.

1. File path (settings.json / syncLocalSettings.json)
   • Windows : %APPDATA%\Code\User
   • MAX : $HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User