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localhost refused to connect when viewing pdf file

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I use the code-server with latex-workshop for remote latex editing. But there is a problem that when I try to view the pdf file, it always reported “localhost refused to connect”. I made it in docker using Ubuntu 20.04 image and work with jupyterhub, and also tried directly in Ubuntu 20.04, both the same error.

Thanks.

Web Browser: Chrome/New Edge
Local OS: Windows 10
Remote OS: Ubuntu/Ubuntu Docker
Remote Architecture: X64
code-server --version: 3.4.1

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Created 3 years ago
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Comments:7 (3 by maintainers)

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code-ashercommented, Sep 14, 2020

That error might mean that you aren’t using https since browsers only allow service workers in a secure context.

The only way I can think of to work around the localhost issue without making the required code changes is to forward localhost ports to the remote host. Otherwise the only solution is to wait until we can implement one of the fixes.

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fockezcommented, Aug 20, 2020

From my test, the extension works. Only pdf viewer fails. And the standalone pdf viewer extension vscode-pdf works. But they cannot work together, and latex-workshop develop group insist the localhost way for the security consideration.