The latest articles on DEV Community by Alae Eddine (@rockyou). https://dev.to/rockyou https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1221154%2Fcf6c0be5-0e5d-4b33-9a33-db46e57b1422.jpeg https://dev.to/rockyou en Alae Eddine Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:40:57 +0000 https://dev.to/rockyou/i-built-a-free-vs-code-extension-to-edit-cpanel-files-without-ssh-or-ftp-342j https://dev.to/rockyou/i-built-a-free-vs-code-extension-to-edit-cpanel-files-without-ssh-or-ftp-342j <p>Hey everyone!</p> <p>I recently ran into a frustrating situation: my hosting provider disabled SSH access, and I was stuck using cPanel's File Manager every time I needed to edit something.</p> <p>So I built <strong>cPanel Open</strong>, a free VS Code extension that lets you browse and edit files directly on your cPanel server using its HTTPS API.</p> <p><strong>What it can do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Connect using your cPanel API token (no SSH required)</li> <li>Browse server directories directly in VS Code</li> <li>Open and edit existing text files</li> <li>Save changes directly to the server with Ctrl+S / Cmd+S</li> <li>Automatically create local backups before uploading changes</li> <li>Detect server-side file changes to help prevent accidental overwrites</li> </ul> <p>It uses VS Code's secure credential storage for API tokens.</p> <p>It's still an early version, so it currently focuses on editing existing text files rather than full remote file management.</p> <p><strong>You can install it here:</strong><br> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RockYou.cpanel-open" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RockYou.cpanel-open</a></p> <p>I built it to solve my own problem, but figured others dealing with restricted hosting environments might find it useful too.</p> <p>Feedback and feature suggestions are welcome!</p> showdev