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# Development on a Remote Machine
# Developing on a remote machine
Zulip can be developed on a remote machine.
We recommend doing this if you are running Windows or have other
blockers stopping you from [developing locally](dev-overview.html).
The Zulip developer environment works well on remote virtual machines. This can
be a good alternative for those with poor network connectivity or who have
limited storage/memory on their local machines.
We recommend a remote Ubuntu machine for ease of development.
We recommend giving Zulip dev its own virtual machine, running Ubuntu 14.04 or
16.04, with at least 2GB of memory. If Zulip dev will be the only thing running
on the remote virtual machine, we recommend installing
[directly][install-direct]. Otherwise, we recommend the
[Vagrant][install-vagrant] method so you can easily uninstall if you need to.
## Connecting to the Remote Environment
## Connecting to the remote environment
Set up your remote server and connect to it using SSH or Mosh.
We recommend using [Mosh](https://mosh.org/) as it is more reliable over slow network connections.
We recommend using [Mosh](https://mosh.org/) as it is more reliable over slow
network connections.
## Setting Up the Development Environment
## Setting up the development environment
After you have connected to your remote server,
you need to install the development environment.
Follow the platform specific instructions for your specific remote instance:
After you have connected to your remote server, you need to install the
development environment.
* [Ubuntu Installation][install-direct] - this installs the Zulip development environment directly on your remote server.
* [Detailed tutorial for Vagrant development environment](dev-env-first-time-contributors.html) - this installs the development environment in a self-contained environment that is easy to remove later.
If Zulip dev will be the only thing running on the remote virtual machine, we
recommend installing [directly][install-direct]. Otherwise, we recommend the
[Vagrant][install-vagrant] method so you can easily uninstall if you need to.
## Running the Development Server
## Running the development server
Once you have set up the development environment, you can start up the development instance of zulip with the command
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You can [port forward](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding)
using ssh instead of running the dev env on an exposed interface.
For more information, see [Using the Development Environment](using-dev-environment.html).
For more information, see [Using the development environment](using-dev-environment.html).
## Editing Code on the Remote Machine
## Editing code on the remote machine
You will need to either edit code locally on your computer and sync it to the remote
development environment or just edit the zulip code base on the remote host.
#### Editing Locally
#### Editing locally
If you want to edit code locally you can install your favorite text editor:
* [atom](https://atom.io/)
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* [Unison](https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison) Recommended
* [Rsync](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-rsync-to-sync-local-and-remote-directories-on-a-vps)
#### Editing Remotely
#### Editing remotely
You will need to use a text editor on the remote machine:
* [emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
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[setup an ssh key](https://help.github.com/articles/generating-an-ssh-key/)
on your host and [clone](git-guide.html) the zulip repository.
#### Next Steps
#### Next steps
At this point you should
[read about developing](dev-env-first-time-contributors.html#step-4-developing)
and [read about using the development environment](using-dev-environment.html).
[install-direct]: dev-setup-non-vagrant.html#installing-directly-on-ubuntu
[install-generic]: dev-setup-non-vagrant.html#installing-manually-on-linux
[install-vagrant]: dev-env-first-time-contributors.html