Last modified: 19 May 2023

Use Docker run configurations to build Docker images and run containers from IntelliJ IDEA. For example, you can run a container with the database used by your application backend. Or you can build an image with your application binary, dependencies, and any other necessary files. This is called "dockerizing" an application.

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If you want to run or debug your application in a specific environment, create a Docker run target and configure your application's run configuration to use that run target instead of your machine's local environment.

Create a Docker run configuration

1. From the main menu, select Run | Edit Configurations.

2. In the Run/Debug Configurations dialog, click , expand the Docker group, and select the desired type of run configuration.

IntelliJ IDEA provides the following types of Docker run configurations:

Docker Image

Created automatically when you run a container from an existing image. For more information, see Docker Image run configuration.

For a specific example, see Run a database in a Docker container.

Dockerfile

Created automatically when you run a container from a Dockerfile. For more information, see Dockerfile run configuration.

For a specific example, see Dockerize a Java application.

Docker-compose

Created automatically when you run a multi-container Docker application from a Docker Compose file. For more information, see Docker-compose run configuration.