System requirements

Last modified: 09 December 2024

This section outlines the essential requirements necessary for optimal performance, stability, and functionality of IDE Services.

IDE Services Server

Minimal requirements

Medium installations up to 5000 users

Larger installations up to 15000 users

CPU

Application server: 2 CPUs

PostgreSQL database: 2 CPUs

Application server: 3 CPUs

PostgreSQL database: 2 CPUs

Application server: 4 CPUs

PostgreSQL database: 4 CPUs

RAM

Application server: 4 GB

PostgreSQL database: 4 GB

Application server: 3 GB

PostgreSQL database: 2 GB

Application server: 4 GB

PostgreSQL database: 16 GB

Number of replicas

at least 2 replicas for better availability

at least 3 replicas

at least 4 replicas for load balancing

If you plan an installation with more users, contact the IDE Services support team for assistance.

tip

The server should be configured behind the HTTPS. It is vital to store the server certificate in a safe place to avoid it from being stolen.

We recommend using an external reverse proxy to implement HTTPS in the best reliable way. Alternatively, you can refer to the Spring Boot configuration options for a Reactor-based HTTP server.

High availability

You can start multiple instances of IDE Services simultaneously behind the load balancer to reach a highly available and fault-tolerant setup.

In this scenario, it is required to use a highly available Postgres SQL and object storage.

You can set up as many replicas of the IDE Services Server as you want using the same database and object storage, as servers do not require node-to-node communication. Any load-balancing strategy is allowed, including simple round-robin, since IDE Services Server instances do not have states. PostgreSQL allows for achieving the consistent state of the system.

warning

Currently, all IDE Services instances ran simultaneously have to be of the same version. It is also required to have the same database version.

HTTP setups

By default, IDE Services requires the HTTPS protocol to be enabled and used for communication. You may opt to bypass this requirement if it is necessary for a specific setup. To configure IDE Services to use HTTP, it is mandatory to:

  • Distribute the client configuration by placing it in the specified location on developer machines

  • Set the value of the jetbrains.tbe.config.validation.disable property to true and distribute this property. This can be done using the -Djetbrains.tbe.config.validation.disable=true IDE VM option.

Toolbox App

  • Windows: 64-bit Windows 10 or newer

  • macOS: macOS Mojave (version 10.14) or newer

  • Linux: 64-bit x86, glibc 2.29 (Ubuntu 20.04 or newer). JetBrains Toolbox App is packaged in AppImage and requires FUSE to run. Refer to AppImage Wiki for details.

    The following packages have to be present:

    libfuse2 libxi6 libxrender1 libxtst6 mesa-utils libfontconfig libgtk-3-bin tar dbus-user-session