Since I obtained the GitHub Education student certification, working with IDEs equipped with Copilot has been incredibly enjoyable. I wondered if RStudio could also use Copilot, and indeed it can; I set it up immediately.
Preparation
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1. You need a GitHub account with a Copilot subscription. If you are a student, you can apply for student certification and use it for free.
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2. RStudio version: Desktop 2023.09.0 and later.
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3. You need to access the internet through a proxy.
Configuration
The setup is relatively straightforward; just follow the steps in the official documentation, and if all goes well, you’ll be coding happily.
Problems Encountered
When clicking Sign in, after a while of Signing in with no response, the issue was that I needed to configure a proxy. The solution is to add the proxy address in the ~/.Renviron file as COPILOT_PROXY_URL=<url>, replacing url with your local proxy address.
Reference Articles
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1. Official guide for configuring Copilot in RStudio: https://docs.posit.co/ide/user/ide/guide/tools/copilot.html
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2. Apply for educational certification: https://github.com/education
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3. GitHub student certification guide: https://github.com/JimmyLing233/Github-Student-Certification-Guide