# Appwrite for Visual Studio Code Use the Appwrite extension to quickly monitor, manage, and interact with your Appwrite instance directly from VS Code. ## What is Appwrite? From [appwrite.io](https://appwrite.io) > Secure Open-Source Backend Server for Web, Mobile & Flutter Developers > > Appwrite is a self-hosted solution that provides developers with a set of easy-to-use and integrate REST APIs to manage their core backend needs. ## Features Describe specific features of your extension including screenshots of your extension in action. Image paths are relative to this README file. For example if there is an image subfolder under your extension project workspace: ### Check the health of all the Appwrite services. ![Health feature](./media/features/health/scr1.png) > Tip: Many popular extensions utilize animations. This is an excellent way to show off your extension! We recommend short, focused animations that are easy to follow. ## Requirements This extension does not provide features for setting up or installing Appwrite. Only managing and interacting with Appwrite once it's running. ## Extension Settings Include if your extension adds any VS Code settings through the `contributes.configuration` extension point. For example: This extension contributes the following settings: * `myExtension.enable`: enable/disable this extension * `myExtension.thing`: set to `blah` to do something ## Known Issues Calling out known issues can help limit users opening duplicate issues against your extension. ## Release Notes Users appreciate release notes as you update your extension. ### 1.0.0 Initial release of the Appwrite extension for VS Code ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Following extension guidelines Ensure that you've read through the extensions guidelines and follow the best practices for creating your extension. * [Extension Guidelines](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/extension-guidelines) ## Working with Markdown **Note:** You can author your README using Visual Studio Code. Here are some useful editor keyboard shortcuts: * Split the editor (`Cmd+\` on macOS or `Ctrl+\` on Windows and Linux) * Toggle preview (`Shift+CMD+V` on macOS or `Shift+Ctrl+V` on Windows and Linux) * Press `Ctrl+Space` (Windows, Linux) or `Cmd+Space` (macOS) to see a list of Markdown snippets ### For more information * [Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support](http://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/markdown) * [Markdown Syntax Reference](https://help.github.com/articles/markdown-basics/) **Enjoy!**