Vscode will start the server for you, in practice. This is great if you just want to get going. It gives you a bit less flexibility though, if you want to do so

Vscode will start the server for you, in practice. This is great if you just want to get going. It gives you a bit less flexibility though, if you want to do something fancy. Vscode can also connect to existing servers. This can be very useful. For instance, you can put a ton of data and CPU in a server and work with vscode on a small laptop. If network latency is low enough, this works great.