Integrating Jelastic with IntelliJ IDEA: The Java IDE for Professional Developers

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This guide explains how to use Integrating Jelastic with IntelliJ IDEA: The Java IDE for Professional Developers on Ruk-Com Cloud PaaS, with ordered procedures and practical verification points.

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IntelliJ IDEAIt's a code-centric IDE focused on developer productivity. The editor has a deep understanding of your code and codebase guidelines, giving you great advice when you need it and ready to help shape your code.

There are two types of Java IDE:

• UltimateIt is a full-featured commercial IDE with a suite of tools that integrates with the most important and modern technologies and frameworks. This is necessary for effective web and Java EE development.
  
  
• CommunityIt is an open-source IDE for JVM and Android development.

Tips:If you want to learn more about the features and differences between Ultimate vs Community, you can take a look atIDA documents

IntelliJ IDEA has many plug-ins and supports Jelastic plug-ins specifically (IDEA version 107.105 or higher is supported on bothUltimateandCommunity) If you want to use the Jelastic plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, you can do so in minutes with the short video below.

If you want to read more details. You can read instructions below on how to use Jelastic integration with IntelliJ IDEA. Here are the steps:

• Installing the Jelastic plugin
• Accessing Jelastic from IDEA
• Deploying applications to the Cloud
• Working with environments and log files
• Creating a Web Project

Installing the Jelastic IntelliJ IDEA plugin

To install the Jelastic plugin, start the IDEA program, go toSettings > Pluginsand click the buttonBrowse repositories

On the Settings page, select Install Plugin.Jelastic Cloud Platform Integrationand restart your IDEA.

Accessing Jelastic from IDEA

Accessing Jelastic from IDEA toSettings > JelasticEnter your account information (email & password) and select a provider from the list.

Note:Accounts with two-factor authentication enabled should use a token to access the IDE plug-in instead of a password.

Deploying applications to the Cloud

After successfully installing the plugin You'll see the Jelastic logo in the main IDE toolbar or in the pop-up menu in the tool window.ProjectsClick this button to deploy your Java web project with Jelastic.

In the window that opens, select the appropriate archive file extension (such as.ear,.jar or.war), then specify the Context, select the destination environment from the list and press Confirm.

The selected project will be displayed in the Jelastic tool window in the IDE. Click the deploy button for the plug-in to run the build of the artifact and deploy it with Jelastic.

Working with environments and log files

The Jelastic tools window in IDEA lists your current environment. You can zoom in to see the nodes added and the applications deployed.

Context menu allows you to manage your environment (Stop/Start, Restart/Refresh) and deploy projects (Destroy, Open in browser or Refresh).

If you want to view the container log file Click on the destination node and select the Get logs option. Select the file you want and click View log (or double-click the desired file).

You can view other log files available to the destination node.

Creating a Web Project in IDEA

You can create an IDEA project and deploy the environment directly with the following steps:

1. SelectJava Moduleto create a new project Fill in all the fields and clickNext

Select the desired technology such asWeb ApplicationSince your project should use this framework, clickFinish

When the project is created, the initial artifact is created as a WAR package with executable and static files.

Tips:Viewing existing artifacts in your project Can be viewed atFile > Project structure > ArtifactsSelect an artifact from the list to view its structure and more detailed information.

3. Select the desired artifact and check the box.build on makeThis currently allows creating an artifact each time after creating a project.

4. To deploy to the server, create a new artifact EAR, JAR or WAR with the option enabled.Build on make

5. When you're done configuring your project and writing code, click the button.Make Project

In this section, the artifact is created and ready for deployment, which you can run as described in the previous section.

6. To begin executing your project, right-click ROOT and selectOpen in browserat the menu

Your application will open in a new browser tab.

This way you can build your Java applications through IntelliJ IDEA in both Ultimate or Community types and deploy them to the Cloud in one place without disrupting the development process.