when using sshfs, IDE takes forever to open, java-related-jobs are trying to do something

[lindenb]

Bug Description:

Hi, I'm using Theia IDE Version 1.64.100, on linux/lubuntu and I'm working on a remote server using a sshfs-based remote directory.

When opening, the IDE shows a progress bar in the top left corner for about 5 minutes and there is nothing I can do during this time (source files won't open).

After this time, in the bottom bar, I still have "gradle/java" workers that are trying to do something in the background ("java initialize workspace, activating test runner for java", while I'm not interested in doing pure java things, I'm 'just' using the nextflow plugin.

here are my plugins:

$ ls ~/.theia-ide/deployedPlugins/
charliermarsh.ruff-2025.24.0      jebbs.markdown-extended-1.1.4          ms-python.python-2025.4.0
codezombiech.gitignore-0.10.0     mechatroner.rainbow-csv-3.3.0          nextflow.nextflow-1.5.0
editorconfig.editorconfig-0.17.4  ms-azuretools.vscode-containers-2.0.3  nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack-0.8.0
esbenp.prettier-vscode-11.0.0     ms-azuretools.vscode-docker-2.0.0      onnovalkering.vscode-singularity-0.7.0
gruntfuggly.todo-tree-0.0.215     ms-python.debugpy-2025.6.0             redhat.vscode-yaml-1.18.0

and here is my settings.json

{
    "window.titleBarStyle": "native",
    "workbench.tree.indent": 14,
    "workbench.list.openMode": "doubleClick",
    "nextflow.completion.extended": true,
    "workbench.editorAssociations": {},
    "nextflow.java.home": "",
    "editor.quickSuggestions": {
        "other": "on",
        "comments": "off",
        "strings": "off"
    },
    "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
    "redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
    "editor.mouseWheelZoom": true,
    "java.help.showReleaseNotes": false,
    "files.associations": {
        "*.nf":"nextflow",
        "nextflow.config":"nextflow-config"
    },
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false
}

Thanks for your help,
P.

[sgraband]

Hey @lindenb,

thanks for reporting, are there any logs available?

Your setup includes quite a lot parts, so it will be hard to pinpoint the issue, what you could try is to disabled, all plugins and see if the issue persists. Another thing you could try is to check if it has something to do with the workspace size (e.g. trying out with a smaller workspace).

If you can try out these things, and maybe provide us some logs, it might be possible to pinpoint the issue.