Docker Language Server client: couldn't create connection to server

[truthsword]

New user here. Installed Docker DX into VSCodium. SSH'd into Debian 12. Then this:

[Error - 12:25:18 PM] Docker Language Server client: couldn't create connection to server.
Launching server using command /home/akron/.vscodium-server/extensions/docker.docker-0.6.0/bin/docker-language-server-linux-amd64 failed. Error: spawn /home/akron/.vscodium-server/extensions/docker.docker-0.6.0/bin/docker-language-server-linux-amd64 ENOENT

So, no docker functionality. New to this, so clueless. Can you help?

[rcjsuen]

@truthsword Thank you for the bug report. This is a new use case that I am not really familiar with.

Installed Docker DX into VSCodium. SSH'd into Debian 12.

1. Could you share more detailed steps as to what you did here?
2. Could you let me know know what is inside the /home/akron/.vscodium-server/extensions/docker.docker-0.6.0/ folder? You can just run a find /home/akron/.vscodium-server/extensions/docker.docker-0.6.0/ and share the output here.

[truthsword]

VSCodium is running in Windows. I installed the Docker DX extension, and then SSH'd to a Debian 12 running docker and my containers.

The directory docker.docker-0.6.0/ looks like:

Just as FYI... the Docker extension itself does recognize the Debian docker installation, but when I replace that extension with the Docker DX extension, no recognition occurs. Presently I have reverted to the Docker extension until I can resolve the issue with Docker DX.

[rcjsuen]

VSCodium is running in Windows. I installed the Docker DX extension, and then SSH'd to a Debian 12 running docker and my containers.

1. So it runs on Windows but you open it on a folder on the Debian host, correct?
2. Thank you for your screenshot. I think I have an idea of what may be the problem. Could you share the contents of your /home/akron/.vscodium-server/extensions/docker.docker-0.6.0/bin folder? Thanks!

[truthsword]

So it runs on Windows but you open it on a folder on the Debian host, correct?

Yes. From Windows, I "Connect to host", and enter the Debian LAN IP and connect vis SSH (using Open Remote - SSH extension).

... docker.docker-0.6.0/bin (only one file):

[rcjsuen]

Yes. From Windows, I "Connect to host", and enter the Debian LAN IP and connect vis SSH (using Open Remote - SSH extension).

@truthsword Thanks for clarifying. I think I understand the issue now.

If you'd like a workaround, you can try downloading a Linux binary from here, rename it to docker-language-server-linux-amd64, and then placing it in your your /home/akron/.vscodium-server/extensions/docker.docker-0.6.0/bin folder. Does that fix the problem for you?

[rcjsuen]

Hello @truthsword, have you gotten a chance to try downloading the Linux binary and seeing if that resolves the issue?

[truthsword]

Sorry for the delay... Since posting I've undergone a full network redo, working out new VLANs and all the IP changes and firewall mods that entails. Hopefully within the next week I'll be back here.

[truthsword]

Tried this last night, and the error went away. Thank you.

[rcjsuen]

@truthsword Thank you for testing and verifying the fix!

I'll reopen this as I think we will want to make this a little more user-friendly...