intellij-sdk-code-samples/topics/basics/basic_run_configurations.md

Run Configurations allow users to run specific external processes from within the IDE, e.g., a script, an application, a server, etc. You can provide the UI for the user to specify execution options, and an option to create a run configuration based on a specific location in the source code.

Architectural Overview

Classes used to manipulate run configurations can be split into the following groups:

• Run configuration management. This includes creation, persistence, and modification.
• Execution.

This diagram shows the main classes:

See Run Configurations Tutorial for a fully working sample.