IDEs in workspaces

Supported IDEs

The default IDE in a new workspace is Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Open Source. Alternatively, you can choose another supported IDE:

Table 1. Supported IDEs

IDE

id

Note

Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Open Source

  • che-incubator/che-code/latest

  • che-incubator/che-code/insiders

  • latest is the default IDE that loads in a new workspace when the URL parameter or che-editor.yaml is not used.

  • insiders is the development version.

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition

  • che-incubator/che-idea/latest

  • che-incubator/che-idea/next

  • latest is the stable version.

  • next is the development version.

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (over JetBrains Gateway)

  • che-incubator/che-idea-server/latest

  • che-incubator/che-idea-server/next

  • latest is the stable version.

  • next is the development version.

Repository-level IDE configuration in Che

You can store IDE configuration files directly in the remote Git repository that contains your project source code. This way, one common IDE configuration is applied to all new workspaces that feature a clone of that repository. Such IDE configuration files might include the following: