IntelliJ IDEA remotely on AWS WorkSpaces
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Hi IntelliJ fellas,
Currently I am working in AWS WorkSpaces. Entire environment is there (my IDE, Maven, sources, git repo, db, other systems I am integrating with in runtime...), so I run on my local machine AWS client and remotely access my IntelliJ installed there. So my local machine is basically a kind of pure thin terminal.
Sometimes latency is very irritating so an idea popped up in my mind: is it possible to run IntelliJ IDEA locally, but connect somehow to AWS and that way access all on my Linux virtual in AWS, but still editing code locally getting rid of annoying latency?
Thanks,
Piotr
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Hello,
Have you checked "Remote development" feature: https://www.jetbrains.com/remote-development/ ?
Thanks Yaroslav, I will have a look later on. Now in short, do you know by any chance if my Ultimate IntelliJ license is enough to settle it or I need to buy some extra stuff from JetBrains?
Piotr,
It should be enough.
Indeed, it is enough. Pity that it is based on quite limited IntelliJ Client, comparing it to my remotely running Ultimate version. :(
Thanks anyway for the tip.
Piotr,
You are welcome! What features are you missing on Client side?
Connecting to second instance of IntelliJ or accessing DB configured there in IntelliJs:
Database tab in IntelliJ Client is not available at all.
What IDE version do you use on the remote side? Can be found in "Help - About" menu.
BTW, JRebel tab is also not available and many other features, IntelliJ Client which runs on my local machine is very limited.
Regarding your question Gyulnara, remotely I am running IntelliJ IDEA 2022.2 (Ultimate Edition) Build #IU-222.3345.118, built on July 26, 2022.
JRebel must be installed on a remote server in "Settings - Plugins On Host" (see screenshot). For the databases tab, pleas try Release Candidate 2022.2.1 (222.3739.40)
Thanks for the hints. But, unfortunately, on my host instance (the remote one) I do not have in menu Plugins On Host and Plugins separate sections. There is only regular Plugins section, that's all. I am running Code With Me session on "IntelliJ IDEA 2022.2.1 (Ultimate Edition) Build #IU-222.3739.54, built on August 16, 2022" (the remote host) and connecting to it through JetBrains Gateway 2022.2.1 Preview Build #GW-222.3739.24, built on August 4, 2022 (client side).
I have also identified the issue with Plugins on Client side, there are almost no plugins installed comparing it to the Host instance. I was expecting it will synchronize itself somehow.
I can see that Client side runs the same version I have running remotely, which is good, but UI is very limited and no plugins installed actually:
toolbar:
status bar:
Can you please assist me with it? Thanks. :)
>There is only regular Plugins section, that's all
Code With Me sessions and Remote Developments differ. My screenshot about plugins was namely for remote dev connected project.
Oh, I was assuming that Code With Me connection is the same as SSH one.
So they are not offering equal functionalities?
Should I connect through SSH to achieve what your screenshot presented?