A Visual Studio Code extension that integrates containerlab directly into your editor, providing a convenient tree view for managing labs and their containers.
Tip
The vscode-containerlab extension auto-refreshes every few seconds, so your container statuses (running, exited, etc.) stay up-to-date in the tree!
- Auto-discovery of local
*.clab.ymlor*.clab.yamlfiles in your workspace. - Tree view showing labs (green/red/grey icons) based on container states.
- Right-click context menus on labs to deploy, destroy, redeploy, or open lab files.
- Right-click context menus on containers to start/stop, attach a shell, SSH, or view logs.
- Color-coded statuses:
- Green: all containers in the lab are running.
- Grey: undeployed (no containers found).
- Yellow: partial states (some running, some stopped).
- containerlab must be installed and accessible via
sudo containerlabin your systemPATH. - Docker (or another container runtime) must be set up and running if your labs rely on container-based nodes.
- (Optional) A local folder with
*.clab.ymlor*.clab.yamltopologies, opened in VS Code.
- Install the extension.
- Open a folder or workspace in VS Code containing
.clab.ymlfiles. - Click on the Containerlab icon in the Activity Bar to view your labs.
- Right-click on a lab or container to see context menu commands (Deploy Lab, Stop Node, etc.).
Currently, there are no user-facing settings. Future updates may add preferences (e.g. refresh interval, custom commands, etc.).
- None reported. If you spot any bug or feature request, please open an issue on our repository.
- Initial release of vscode-containerlab.
- Basic lab discovery, container auto-refresh, and right-click commands.
If you’d like to request features or report issues:
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Open an issue on our GitHub repository.
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PRs are welcome! Let us know how we can improve the extension.
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GitHub Issues: Create an issue on GitHub.
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Discord: Join our Discord community
Enjoy managing your containerlab topologies directly from VS Code!