If you want to setup and use Deepseek-R1 in Visual Studio Code, follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial.

If you have an existing web application, open it in Visual Studio Code (preferably copying it to a new development branch) and then use the PWA Studio tools to convert it into a PWA.

The Visual Studio Code product itself ships under a standard Microsoft product license, as it has a small percentage of Microsoft-specific customizations. It’s free despite the commercial license.