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Dev Containers

Last modified: 11 October 2024

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

IntelliJ IDEA lets you use such containers 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.

There are several scenarios that you can use to start a Dev Container:

  • From an opened project inside the IDE.

  • From the IDE Welcome screen.

  • From a remote server.