Dev Containers
tip
You can use to quickly check the process of creating a dev container.
warning
Before starting to work with Dev Containers, make sure you have read Prerequisites and limitations.
Open your project with the
devcontainer.jsonfile inside the IDE.You can open the project locally or remotely.
Open the
devcontainer.jsonfile in the editor.In the left gutter, click
and select Create Dev Container and Mount Sources.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 manage the dev container backends such as select and remove the unnecessary ones from a dev container.
After a dev container is created, click Continue.
The container is created and the project is opened in JetBrains Client.
Launch JetBrains Gateway.
From the available options on the right, click Create Dev Container.
If you want to build the dev container on a remote machine, click
next to the docker field to open the Docker dialog.
Specify the necessary configuration and click OK.
note
Keep in mind that the Docker connection supports only the key-pair ssh authorization. If you connect to a remote server using a password, generate the key-pair locally and then forward it to a remote server.
In the Git Repository field, specify the path to your project on GitHub.
The project to which you are referring should have a
devcontainer.jsonfile that contains the dev container configuration.If you want to build the dev container locally, click Build Container and Continue.
After the dev container is built, click Continue to open the project with JetBrains Client.
At this point, you can work with your project further.