Start Dev Container inside IDE

You can open a project that has the .devcontainer folder with the devcontainer.json file in the root inside PyCharm and start a Dev Container from the IDE by using Docker.

Create Dev Container from the IDE

Open your project with the devcontainer.json file inside the IDE.
Open the devcontainer.json file in the editor.
In the left gutter, click , select Create Dev Container and Mount Sources and select the backend IDE with which you want to work inside the container.
If you have the all-product-pack license, you can choose the backend IDE that differs from your current local one. For example, if you want to run a Go-based project inside the Dev Container, you can select Goland as the backend IDE.
The following options are also available in the context menu:
- Create Dev Container and Clone Sources: use this option to clone your project into a Dev Container.
- Show Dev Containers: use this option to check a list of existing dev containers. You can see which ones are active and running, stop them, or restart them.
- Manage Dev Container Backends: use this option to remove the unnecessary ones from Docker shared volumes.
- Add Modified Settings from IDE: use this option to add your IDE settings to the IDE backend that is running inside your Dev Container.
The process of creating a Dev Container is displayed in the Services tool window.
After the Dev Container is created, click Connect.
The container is created and the project is opened in JetBrains Client.

Last modified: 18 December 2024