Setup

Complete guide to setting up VS Code with my preferred configuration, extensions, and fonts.

Step 1

Download necessary files

Font.zip

Unzip the font files

Select all the fonts, right click, and click to Install

extensions.txt

Place this file in downloads

Open the editor in the downloads directory

Install the Export & Import extension in your editor.

Step 2

Installing all the extensions

Open the Command Palette by pressing the keyboard shortcut

Cmd + ⇧ + P (Mac) / Ctrl + ⇧ + P (Windows)

Enter the text in the prompt and press Enter ⏎

Export & Import

All extensions will start to install

Step 3

Editor Settings

Open the Command Palette by pressing the keyboard shortcut

Cmd + ⇧ + P (Mac) / Ctrl + ⇧ + P (Windows)

Enter the text in the prompt and press Enter ⏎

Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)

Copy the settings.json from the window below

settings.json

{
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.fontFamily": "Fira Code, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "editor.wordWrap": "on",
  "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
  "workbench.iconTheme": "material-icon-theme",
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark Modern"
}

Final

Complete Setup

Paste the code in the settings.json file in VS Code

Save the settings.json file

Cmd + S (Mac) / Ctrl + S (Windows)and restart VS Code

Done!🚀

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