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Dev Containers

Last modified: 11 February 2024

A Development Container (dev container) is a Docker container that is configured to be used as fully functional development environment.

IntelliJ IDEA lets you use such container to edit, build, and run your projects. If you need to see a specification for a development container, refer to Dev Container properties.

IntelliJ IDEA also supports multiple container connections that can be configured with Docker Compose properties.

You can start a dev container inside the IDE. You can also start it locally or remotely from either JetBrains Gateway or IntelliJ IDEA.