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diff --git a/documentation/installing/installing-idea.asciidoc b/documentation/installing/installing-idea.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..95779dab55 --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/installing/installing-idea.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +title: Installing IntelliJ IDEA +order: 120 +layout: page +--- + +[[intalling.idea]] += Installing and Configuring IntelliJ IDEA + +With IntelliJ IDEA, you have two choices: use the commercial Ultimate Edition or the free Community Edition. +In the following, we cover the installation and configuration of them both. + +The Ultimate Edition:: +The Ultimate Edition includes built-in support for creating Vaadin applications and running or debugging them in an integrated application server. + +Community Edition:: +You can create a Vaadin application most easily with a Maven archetype and deploy it to a server using a Maven run/debug configuration. + +You can get the both editions from the website at https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/[jetbrains.com/idea]. + +[[installing.idea.ultimate]] +== Installing the Ultimate Edition + +Follow the installation instructions given at the website. + +[[installing.idea.ultimate.server]] +=== Configuring an Application Server + +To run a Vaadin application during development in the Ultimate Edition of IntelliJ IDEA, you first need to install and configure an application server that is integrated with the IDE. +The edition includes integration with many commonly used application servers. + +In the following, we configure Apache Tomcat: + +. Download and extract Tomcat installation package to a local directory, as +instructed in <<installing-server#installing.server.tomcat, "Installing Apache Tomcat">>. + +. Select "Configure > Settings". + +. Select "IDE Settings > Application Servers". + +. Click [guibutton]#+# and select [guilabel]#Tomcat Server# to add a Tomcat server, or any of the other supported servers. +A WebSocket-enabled server, such as Glassfish or TomEE, is required for server push. + +. In the Tomcat Server dialog, specify the home directory for the server. ++ +image::img/idea-server-1.png[] ++ +Click [guibutton]#OK#. + +. Review the application server settings page to check that it is OK. ++ +image::img/idea-server-2.png[] ++ +Then, click [guibutton]#OK#. |