Allow setting up an SSH tunnel in the connection settings

[DanielNoord]

I need to create a SSH tunnel to connect to the database I need to connect to.

Standalone tools like pgadmin and other extensions for VS Code allow setting up those tunnels when setting up the connection. This feature is missing from the current extension and makes it so I can't start using the extension.

[KnupMan]

I have the same issue, no way to connect to the database without SSH tunnel

[awdv00]

+1

[kbrianps]

Same here. Please add this feature.

[mmcfarland]

Thanks for raising this issue -- and the comments/reactions, it's definitely helping us prioritize and good to know there's interest in having a connection-level ssh tunnel. I'll follow up here when there are updates to report.

[baz-sh]

+1

Would love to switch to this extension but can't without SSH tunnel

[HoanNguyen1711]

+1

[AfroMonkey]

+1

[arbysafarian]

I need to create a SSH tunnel to connect to the database I need to connect to.

Standalone tools like pgadmin and other extensions for VS Code allow setting up those tunnels when setting up the connection. This feature is missing from the current extension and makes it so I can't start using the extension.

same here, I expressed my concern about this issue under VS code extensions and Microsoft replied back that this feature will be added in a month or two.

[mmcfarland]

Hi folks -- today we published a pre-release version 1.7.0 of the PostgreSQL extension to the Marketplace. Included in this pre-release is the ability to create and manage connections through SSH tunnels. The new options are under the Advanced panel when New Connection Dialog. It supports passwords and identity files (with or without passphrase protection), and should work on all platforms.

If you're willing to test it out, please search for the extension in the Marketplace and click the "Switch to Pre-Release Version" button on the page (or the "Install specific version..." on the Uninstall dropdown). After you restart, you should be on version 1.7.0 pre-release, you can always switch back to 1.6.0 stable. Please comment on this thread to let us know if this is working for your usecase, or any issues you experience. Thanks!

[baz-sh]

Wow this is awesome! Thank you 🙏 I can confirm this is working for me in macOS Sequoia 15.5 with VSCode Version: 1.102.1 and the pre - release extension.

[arbysafarian]

I tried and worked great, thank you