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A powerful, lightweight, free code editor with integrated tools to easily deploy your code to Azure
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Overview

One editor, from code to cloud

Spend more time coding and less time switching between tools. Use features and extensions that work with Azure and GitHub to develop, debug, and deploy—all from one place.
  • Create, run, and debug your cloud projects locally to prototype quickly. Optimize costs by testing whether new features run efficiently in the cloud before deploying. Azure extensions include emulators for Azure Storage, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Functions.
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  • Use the Deploy to Azure extension to set up continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) from your apps to the cloud using GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines. Easily create a CI/CD pipeline targeting Azure App Service, Azure Functions, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using the extension’s built-in automated workflows.
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  • Easily manage your app’s data using the built-in MongoDB and IntelliSense support. Connect to your local or remote MongoDB servers and manage databases, collections, and documents, or host them in the cloud with the Azure Cosmos DB free tier.
  • You don't need to change how you work with others, whether they're teammates in the same room or developers around the world working on open-source projects. Bring pull requests and issues from GitHub into the editor with the GitHub Pull Requests and Issues extension. Or collaborate on editing, debugging, and app sharing in real time for pair programming or code reviews with the Live Share Extension.
Features

Key features

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Local emulators and extensions

Provides local emulators and extensions to build, run, and debug cloud apps directly from the editor.
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Data import and management

Imports and manages data for local or remote databases, with support for Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB, and more.
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Guided workflows

Has guided workflows for GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines to create and configure continuous integration.
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Support for languages and app types

Supports nearly every language and app type, including Static Web Apps, serverless Azure Functions, and Kubernetes clusters.
Security

Built-in security and compliance 

Microsoft has committed to investing $20 billion in cybersecurity over five years.
We employ more than 8,500 security and threat intelligence experts across 77 countries.
Azure has one of the largest compliance certification portfolios in the industry.
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Pricing
Build in the cloud with an Azure account
Pay as you go or try Azure free for up to 30 days. There's no upfront commitment—cancel anytime.
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Resources

Visual Studio Code Extensions

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Containers
Build, manage, and deploy containerized applications using the Docker extension. Generate Docker files from your existing repository and manage your containers, images, and registries from inside Visual Studio Code.
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Kubernetes

Enjoy a fully integrated Kubernetes experience with the Kubernetes extension. Deploy containerized applications to local or cloud-hosted Kubernetes clusters and debug your live applications in Visual Studio Code.
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Front-end web development
Extend JavaScript debugging to front-end development using the Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code. Set breakpoints and step through front-end JavaScript code to resolve issues quickly. Debug front-end and back-end code simultaneously with the multitarget debugging capability.
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