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Installation

The simplest way to install the SimpleLogs extension is directly from the VS Code Marketplace.

From VS Code Marketplace

Install VS Code Extension

Click the button above or use this direct install command in VS Code:

ext install simpleit.simplelogs

Alternatively, you can:

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Click on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar (or press Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "SimpleLogs"
  4. Look for the extension published by "simpleit"
  5. Click the Install button

From VSIX File

If you have a .vsix file of the extension:

  1. Open VS Code
  2. From the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P), run Extensions: Install from VSIX...
  3. Locate and select the .vsix file
  4. Reload VS Code when prompted

Alternatively, you can use the following command:

code --install-extension simplelogs-1.0.0.vsix

From Source

If you want to build the extension from source:

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/simplelogs/simple-logs.git
  2. Install dependencies:

    cd simplelogs
    npm install
  3. Build the extension:

    npm run compile
  4. Package the extension:

    npm run package
  5. Install the packaged extension:

    code --install-extension simplelogs-1.0.0.vsix

Post-Installation

After installation, you'll see a new SimpleLogs icon in the Activity Bar. Click it to open the SimpleLogs view and start monitoring your logs.

Next Steps

Now that you have SimpleLogs installed, check out the Features page to learn more about what you can do with the extension.