
JetBrains Gateway plugins are installed directly in JetBrains Gateway and contribute to remote development connection experiences (e.g. JetBrains Gateway plugins - The JetBrains Gateway is an application downloaded onto a users local machine which allows users to start JetBrains Clients that are compatible with the IntelliJ IDEA backend, running in a Gitpod workspace.

Once installed, a client plugin is enabled for all Gitpod workspaces the user opens (if the workspace is running the exact same version of the IntelliJ IDEA backend where the plugin was initially installed). Client plugins are different to backend plugins as they contribute to the user interface aspect of the IDE experience (e.g.


Updating Gitpod IDE preferences to IntelliJ IDEA Opening a JetBrains IDE from Gitpod Updating the Gitpod plugin in JetBrains Gateway Opening a JetBrains IDE from Gateway Start (or restart) your workspace - Either start a workspace directly from within the JetBrains Gateway via the Gitpod plugin OR open a new workspace directly in Gitpod where on workspace start you will be prompted to open IntelliJ IDEA for that workspace.Update your Gitpod preferences - Select IntelliJ IDEA on the Gitpod preferences page which will set IntelliJ IDEA as your default IDE for future workspace starts.Click “install” to install the Gitpod plugin for JetBrains Gateway. Install the Gitpod plugin - Open JetBrains Gateway and you’ll see the Gitpod logo on the main page.Install JetBrains Gateway - With the JetBrains Gateway and Gitpod plugin you can create and manage your latest 20 Gitpod workspaces.
