diff --git a/patches/disable-downloads.diff b/patches/disable-downloads.diff
index e95d1243d..e60802b77 100644
--- a/patches/disable-downloads.diff
+++ b/patches/disable-downloads.diff
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
 ===================================================================
 --- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
 +++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
-@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ export interface IWorkbenchConstructionO
+@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ export interface IWorkbenchConstructionO
  	 */
- 	readonly configurationDefaults?: Record<string, any>;
+ 	readonly userDataPath?: string
  
 +	/**
 +	 * Whether the "Download..." option is enabled for files.
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/envi
  	 * Gets whether a resolver extension is expected for the environment.
  	 */
  	readonly expectsResolverExtension: boolean;
-@@ -110,6 +115,13 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironment
- 	@memoize
- 	get cacheHome(): URI { return joinPath(this.userRoamingDataHome, 'caches'); }
+@@ -111,6 +116,13 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironment
+ 		return this.options.userDataPath;
+ 	}
  
 +	get isEnabledFileDownloads(): boolean {
 +		if (typeof this.options.isEnabledFileDownloads === "undefined") {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/envi
 +	}
 +
  	@memoize
- 	get workspaceStorageHome(): URI { return joinPath(this.userRoamingDataHome, 'workspaceStorage'); }
+ 	get argvResource(): URI { return joinPath(this.userRoamingDataHome, 'argv.json'); }
  
 Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/serverEnvironmentService.ts
 ===================================================================
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
 ===================================================================
 --- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
 +++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
-@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
- 		const workbenchWebConfiguration = {
+@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
  			remoteAuthority,
  			webviewEndpoint: vscodeBase + this._staticRoute + '/out/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/pre',
+ 			userDataPath: this._environmentService.userDataPath,
 +			isEnabledFileDownloads: !this._environmentService.args['disable-file-downloads'],
  			_wrapWebWorkerExtHostInIframe,
  			developmentOptions: { enableSmokeTestDriver: this._environmentService.args['enable-smoke-test-driver'] ? true : undefined, logLevel: this._logService.getLevel() },
diff --git a/patches/display-language.diff b/patches/display-language.diff
index a0c381f34..5bade0167 100644
--- a/patches/display-language.diff
+++ b/patches/display-language.diff
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
  import { CharCode } from 'vs/base/common/charCode';
  import { getRemoteServerRootPath } from 'vs/platform/remote/common/remoteHosts';
  import { IExtensionManifest } from 'vs/platform/extensions/common/extensions';
-@@ -343,6 +344,8 @@ export class WebClientServer {
+@@ -344,6 +345,8 @@ export class WebClientServer {
  			callbackRoute: this._callbackRoute
  		};
  
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
  		const nlsBaseUrl = this._productService.extensionsGallery?.nlsBaseUrl;
  		const values: { [key: string]: string } = {
  			WORKBENCH_WEB_CONFIGURATION: asJSON(workbenchWebConfiguration),
-@@ -351,6 +354,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
+@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
  			WORKBENCH_NLS_BASE_URL: vscodeBase + (nlsBaseUrl ? `${nlsBaseUrl}${!nlsBaseUrl.endsWith('/') ? '/' : ''}${this._productService.commit}/${this._productService.version}/` : ''),
  			BASE: base,
  			VS_BASE: vscodeBase,
diff --git a/patches/getting-started.diff b/patches/getting-started.diff
index 170df73e4..31a91d38d 100644
--- a/patches/getting-started.diff
+++ b/patches/getting-started.diff
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
 ===================================================================
 --- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
 +++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
-@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ export interface IWorkbenchConstructionO
+@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ export interface IWorkbenchConstructionO
  	 */
  	readonly isEnabledFileDownloads?: boolean
  
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/envi
  	 * Gets whether a resolver extension is expected for the environment.
  	 */
  	readonly expectsResolverExtension: boolean;
-@@ -122,6 +127,13 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironment
+@@ -123,6 +128,13 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironment
  		return this.options.isEnabledFileDownloads;
  	}
  
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/envi
 +	}
 +
  	@memoize
- 	get workspaceStorageHome(): URI { return joinPath(this.userRoamingDataHome, 'workspaceStorage'); }
+ 	get argvResource(): URI { return joinPath(this.userRoamingDataHome, 'argv.json'); }
  
 Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/serverEnvironmentService.ts
 ===================================================================
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
 ===================================================================
 --- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
 +++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
-@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
- 			remoteAuthority,
+@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
  			webviewEndpoint: vscodeBase + this._staticRoute + '/out/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/pre',
+ 			userDataPath: this._environmentService.userDataPath,
  			isEnabledFileDownloads: !this._environmentService.args['disable-file-downloads'],
 +			isEnabledCoderGettingStarted: !this._environmentService.args['disable-getting-started-override'],
  			_wrapWebWorkerExtHostInIframe,
diff --git a/patches/local-storage.diff b/patches/local-storage.diff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45827be98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/local-storage.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+Make storage local to the remote server
+
+This makes user settings will be stored in the file system instead of in browser
+storage. Using browser storage makes sharing or seeding settings between
+browsers difficult and remote settings is not a sufficient replacement because
+some settings are only allowed to be set on the user level.
+
+Unfortunately this does not affect state which uses a separate method with
+IndexedDB and does not appear nearly as easy to redirect to disk.
+
+To test change settings from the UI and on disk while making sure they appear on
+the other side.
+
+This patch also resolves a bug where a global value for workspace initialization
+is used in a non async-safe way.
+
+Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
+===================================================================
+--- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
++++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/webClientServer.ts
+@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ export class WebClientServer {
+ 		const workbenchWebConfiguration = {
+ 			remoteAuthority,
+ 			webviewEndpoint: vscodeBase + this._staticRoute + '/out/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/pre',
++			userDataPath: this._environmentService.userDataPath,
+ 			_wrapWebWorkerExtHostInIframe,
+ 			developmentOptions: { enableSmokeTestDriver: this._environmentService.args['enable-smoke-test-driver'] ? true : undefined, logLevel: this._logService.getLevel() },
+ 			settingsSyncOptions: !this._environmentService.isBuilt && this._environmentService.args['enable-sync'] ? { enabled: true } : undefined,
+Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
+===================================================================
+--- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
++++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.api.ts
+@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ export interface IWorkbenchConstructionO
+ 	 */
+ 	readonly configurationDefaults?: Record<string, any>;
+ 
++	/**
++	 * Path to the user data directory.
++	 */
++	readonly userDataPath?: string
++
+ 	//#endregion
+ 
+ 	//#region Profile options
+Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
+===================================================================
+--- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
++++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
+@@ -102,7 +102,14 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironment
+ 	get logFile(): URI { return joinPath(this.windowLogsPath, 'window.log'); }
+ 
+ 	@memoize
+-	get userRoamingDataHome(): URI { return URI.file('/User').with({ scheme: Schemas.vscodeUserData }); }
++	get userRoamingDataHome(): URI { return joinPath(URI.file(this.userDataPath).with({ scheme: Schemas.vscodeRemote }), 'User'); }
++
++	get userDataPath(): string {
++		if (!this.options.userDataPath) {
++			throw new Error('userDataPath was not provided to the browser');
++		}
++		return this.options.userDataPath;
++	}
+ 
+ 	@memoize
+ 	get argvResource(): URI { return joinPath(this.userRoamingDataHome, 'argv.json'); }
+Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/browser/configurationService.ts
+===================================================================
+--- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/browser/configurationService.ts
++++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/browser/configurationService.ts
+@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ export class WorkspaceService extends Di
+ 		this.workspaceConfiguration = this._register(new WorkspaceConfiguration(configurationCache, fileService, uriIdentityService, logService));
+ 		this._register(this.workspaceConfiguration.onDidUpdateConfiguration(fromCache => {
+ 			this.onWorkspaceConfigurationChanged(fromCache).then(() => {
+-				this.workspace.initialized = this.workspaceConfiguration.initialized;
+-				this.checkAndMarkWorkspaceComplete(fromCache);
++				if (this.workspace) { // The workspace may not have been created yet.
++					this.workspace.initialized = this.workspaceConfiguration.initialized;
++					this.checkAndMarkWorkspaceComplete(fromCache);
++				}
+ 			});
+ 		}));
+ 
+@@ -550,6 +552,8 @@ export class WorkspaceService extends Di
+ 			previousFolders = this.workspace.folders;
+ 			this.workspace.update(workspace);
+ 		} else {
++			// The configuration could have updated before the promise resolved.
++			workspace.initialized = this.workspaceConfiguration.initialized;
+ 			this.workspace = workspace;
+ 		}
+ 
diff --git a/patches/series b/patches/series
index b5b1f13ad..898d2974a 100644
--- a/patches/series
+++ b/patches/series
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ logout.diff
 store-socket.diff
 proxy-uri.diff
 unique-db.diff
+local-storage.diff
 service-worker.diff
 sourcemaps.diff
 disable-downloads.diff