Install node version 12.14.1 and yarn:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.5/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install 12.14.1
nvm use v12.14.1
npm install -g yarn
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxkbfile-dev
Create a project directory for your theia-ide
mkdir theia-ide
cd theia-ide
Add a package.json:
{
"private": true,
"name": "@theia/<name>",
"version": "1.9.0",
"license": "EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0",
"theia": {
"frontend": {
"config": {
"applicationName": "Theia <Name>",
"preferences": {
"files.enableTrash": false
}
}
}
},
"dependencies": {
"@theia/callhierarchy": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/console": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/core": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/debug": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/editor": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/editor-preview": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/file-search": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/filesystem": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/getting-started": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/git": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/keymaps": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/markers": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/messages": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/metrics": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/mini-browser": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/monaco": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/navigator": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/outline-view": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/output": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/plugin-dev": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/plugin-ext": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/plugin-ext-vscode": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/plugin-metrics": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/preferences": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/preview": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/process": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/scm": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/scm-extra": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/search-in-workspace": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/task": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/terminal": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/timeline": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/typehierarchy": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/userstorage": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/variable-resolver": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/vsx-registry": "^1.9.0",
"@theia/workspace": "^1.9.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@theia/cli": "^1.9.0"
}
}
Install dependencies by running
npm install
yarn
On my RPi4 this took about 5 minutes. Then build the app with
yarn theia build
which took about 6 minutes on my RPi4.
You can download the .vsix files from the extensions you use in the VSCode Marketplace. In the project directory create a directory plugin and place the downloaded files into it.
Run your IDE with:
nvm 12.14.1 yarn --cwd /path/to/theia-ide run start /path/to/workspace --plugins=local-dir:plugin --hostname 0.0.0.0 --port 3000
Access the IDE from another device at <public-device-ip>:3000 or on the Device itself at localhost:3000 or 127.0.0.1:3000