How to configure a remote repository in Visual Studio Code?

To set up the connection between VSCode and a remote repository, you can follow these steps outlined below:

1. Firstly, make sure you have Git installed and have a Git repository locally.
2. Open your project folder in VSCode.
3. Use the Ctrl and Shift keys along with the letter P.
4. Pressing Command+Shift+P
5. Click on the Git icon that appears on the bottom status bar in VSCode.
6. Click on the “Initialize Repository” button to initialize the local repository.
7. On the left-hand side of the activity bar in VSCode, click on the “Source Control” button (icon is a triangle and a pen).
8. Click on the “…” button in the “Source Control” panel, and then select “Publish to Remote Repository”.
9. Choose the type of remote repository you want to connect to (such as GitHub, GitLab, etc.).
10. Provide relevant login credentials (such as username and password) based on the type of remote repository you have chosen.
11. Enter the URL of the remote repository and select a local branch to associate with the remote repository’s main branch.
12. Click the “Publish Repository” button to link the local repository with the remote repository.

After completing the above steps, you can interact with the remote repository using VSCode, such as pulling and pushing code.