intellij-sdk-code-samples/basics/getting_started/setting_up_environment.md

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editable	Setting Up Development Environment

In order to set up the plugin development environment, you should follow these steps:

• Check out the sources of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition as described in Check Out And Build Community Edition

• Create a new IntelliJ IDEA SDK

  

• Set IDEA jdk created in Check Out And Build Community Edition as a default Java SDK

  

• Specify your installation of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition as the home path

  Note: You can use IDEA Ultimate as well, but debugging the core code will only work with the Community Edition

• In the Sourcepath tab of the SDK settings, press Add button

  

• Specify the directory into which you have checked out the sources of the Community Edition

  

• Go to File | New | Module

• Choose IntelliJ Platform Plugin module type

  

• Set desired plugin name

• Go to File | Project Structure

• Select the newly created IntelliJ Platform SDK as a default SDK for the plugin module