List of run/debug configurations
This page provides the list of run/debug configurations available in IntelliJ IDEA. For detailed instructions on how to use them in your project, refer to the related how-to pages.
This page only covers the standard set of run/debug configurations for IntelliJ IDEA Community and Ultimate, and some of the non-bundled JVM plugins. For other languages, like JavaScript, see the documentation for the related products (for example, Webstorm). Third-party and non-bundled plugins are out-of-scope for this documentation.
| Name | Description | Required plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Compile your Java application with javac and run it with java. | |
| JAR | Run and debug applications started via Tutorial: Create your first Java application. | |
| Java Scratch | Run and debug Java scratch files that have the main() method defined. | |
| Remote JVM debug | Attach to a remote JVM or listen for incoming connections over a socket or shared memory (Windows). This run/debug configuration represents the debugger end. The host application has to be started separately. For detailed procedures, refer to Attach to process and Tutorial: Remote debug. | |
| Kotlin | Run and debug Kotlin applications. | Kotlin |
| Kotlin Script | Run and debug Kotlin scripts. | Kotlin |
| Groovy | Run and debug Groovy scripts. For more information, refer to the Groovy section. | Groovy |
| Ammonite | Run Scala scripts using Ammonite, which is a modernized version of Scala REPL. For more information, refer to the Ammonite section. | Scala |
| Scala REPL | Evaluate Scala expressions in the Run tool window. However, the preferred way to invoke Scala REPL is to select from the main menu. In this case, the run/debug configuration is created automatically and you can modify it as needed. | Scala |
Build tools
| Name | Description | Required plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Maven | Build and launch Maven projects | Maven |
| Gradle | Run Gradle tasks. | Gradle |
| Ant | Run an Ant target. | Ant |
Testing
| Name | Description | Required plugins |
|---|---|---|
| JUnit | Configure and run unit tests based on the JUnit testing framework. | JUnit |
| TestNG | Launch tests that comply with the TestNG framework. | TestNG |
| Cucumber Java | Run features or scenarios via the cucumber.cli.main class. | Gherkin, Cucumber for Java |
| Arquillian JUnit | Run and debug your Arquillian JUnit tests. | Arquillian |
| Arquillian TestNG | Run and debug your Arquillian TestNG tests. | Arquillian |
| ScalaTest | Run Scala tests and test scopes with ScalaTest, which is the most flexible and most popular testing tool in the Scala ecosystem. For more information, refer to the Scala testing section. | Scala |
| Specs2 | Run Scala test specifications. For more information, refer to the Scala testing section. | Scala |
Web development
| Name | Description | Required plugins |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP Request (Ultimate) | Execute HTTP Requests directly in the IntelliJ IDEA either individually or as part of a compound run/debug configuration. | HTTP Client |
| Spring Boot (Ultimate) | Run Spring Boot applications. For details, refer to Spring Boot. | Spring, Spring Boot |
| Tomcat Server (Ultimate) | Deploy and debug your applications on Apache Tomcat. | Tomcat and TomEE |
| TomEE (Ultimate) | Deploy and debug your applications on Apache TomEE. | Tomcat and TomEE |
| WebLogic Server (Ultimate) | Deploy and debug your applications on Oracle WebLogic Server. | WebLogic |
| WebSphere Server (Ultimate) | Deploy and debug your applications on WebSphere Application Server. | WebSphere |
| GlassFish Server (Ultimate) | Deploy and debug your applications on GlassFish Server. | GlassFish |
| Jetty (Ultimate) | Deploy and debug your applications on Jetty. | Jetty |
| JSR-45 Compatible Server (Ultimate) | Run your applications on JSR45 -compatible application servers. | |
| Grails | Run and debug the Grails applications, tests and Web tests. | Grails |
Other
| Name | Description | Required plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Compound | Run a sequence of run/debug configurations. This is useful, for example, if you want to launch various automated tests. Each configuration is available in a separate tab in the Run or Debug tool window. | |
| Plugin | Run or debug plugin projects. | |
| Shell script | Run shell scripts. | Shell Script |
| Dockerfile | Created automatically when you run a container from a Dockerfile. This configuration builds an image from the Dockerfile, and then derives a container from this image. | Docker |
| Docker image | Created automatically when you run a container from an existing image. You can run it from a locally existing Docker image that you either pulled or built previously. | Docker |
| Docker compose | Created automatically when you run a multi-container Docker application from a Docker Compose file. | Docker |
| XSLT | Run XSLT scripts. | XPathView + XSLT |
Last modified: 08 March 2021