FAQ: Demonstrate how to switch the marketplace

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@ -86,9 +86,20 @@ If you have your own marketplace that implements the VS Code Extension Gallery A
point code-server to it by setting `$SERVICE_URL` and `$ITEM_URL`. These correspond directly point code-server to it by setting `$SERVICE_URL` and `$ITEM_URL`. These correspond directly
to `serviceUrl` and `itemUrl` in VS Code's `product.json`. to `serviceUrl` and `itemUrl` in VS Code's `product.json`.
e.g. to use [open-vsx.org](https://open-vsx.org):
```bash
export SERVICE_URL=https://open-vsx.org/vscode/gallery
export ITEM_URL=https://open-vsx.org/vscode/item
```
While you can technically use Microsoft's marketplace with these, please do not do so as it While you can technically use Microsoft's marketplace with these, please do not do so as it
is against their terms of use. See [above](#differences-compared-to-vs-code). These variables is against their terms of use. See [above](#differences-compared-to-vs-code) and this
are most valuable to our enterprise customers for whom we have a self hosted marketplace product. discussion regarding the use of the Microsoft URLs in forks:
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/31168#issue-244533026
These variables are most valuable to our enterprise customers for whom we have a self hosted marketplace product.
## Where are extensions stored? ## Where are extensions stored?