I tried the the Construct a while back and loved the lessons & simulator combination, but found the use of a built-in IDE, without easy access to things like source control, a bit of an impediment, as was trying to do everything on one screen through a web interface. I know the concept here is to be able to do everything on the web instead of having to run local resources, but if there was a way to work with the lessons here using a local editor(maybe VSCode?), it would be a serious step forward, and would honestly boost the platform to something I’d be willing to go all-in and pay for. On my local IDE, I have all my keyboard shortcuts, Git, ChatGPT integration, etc. Note: I don’t want to have to run all of this locally - the simulator is a huge win. I just want to be able to treat my ROS projects as a remote folder.
Hi,
Sometimes I downloading the src folder into my local ros2_ws folder, edit and upload the modified files.
With using github it can be done without downloading.
Just git add/git commit/git push on your local env and git pull on the web env.
But I am very interested in setting up simulations locally because the web env consumes a lot of internet and I can not sleep the web environment. I always have to start everything from the start if I lost internet connection or close the session.
PĂ©ter
@peterborkuti @bobcowher
Your points are noted. However, as this would take significant development time, it needs to be something in high demand.
To start with, none of you have voted this feature 
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Dear @bayodesegun
For me, its more important that the rosds can not preserv its running state.
An idea about the local editor:
If you can provide ros2_ws directory as an nfs, maybe we can attach it locally. I hope that is not super hard.
Thank you in advance
PĂ©ter
For your ears only - we are “secretly” working on this, and might have it sooner than later. Trust me, it’s super hard but we are stopping at nothing to give you a better experience.
Probably not, but we would also need to provide a way for you to access the simulation and notebooks from your favorite IDE so that you would not need to switch windows. 
Actually, switching windows here is part of the reason to want IDE support. On a pretty standard 24" monitor, it’s difficult to code, see the simulator, etc. all on one screen without some of the components being very, very small. If I’m following a course, I’ve usually got an IDE in full screen on the right, and the left screen split between the lesson and whatever simulator/run configuration I’ve got open. With that in mind, I don’t think you’d have to provide full simulation or notebook access to improve the experience. It’s actually better if you don’t.
Talking about implementation, NFS could be insecure, and I can 100% see a complete “local” experience being a serious challenge. At the same time, something as simple as allowing SSH connections would enable remote development for a lot of common IDEs.
I saw your note about votes, so I just voted on it, and fingers crossed on more folks doing the same I’m pretty new on the ROS/Robotics side, but I’ve got a lot of experience with DevOps & Infrastructure automation, and wouldn’t mind contributing to these types of “experience” features.
Oh, and I see you’ve adjusted the name here, but I think me & peterborkuti are looking for different feature sets. I’m just fine with the simulator staying online. 
That and the integrated lessons are the reason I’d rather use this platform.
Also just noticed a similar feature request here. SSH Access to VM
@bobcowher
Thanks for providing more context. We’ll consider it as soon as we can.