

Updating Gitpod IDE preferences to a JetBrains IDE Opening a JetBrains IDE from Gitpod To start a workspace using JetBrains from your browser, you need to first set your preferred JetBrains IDE as your user preference. JetBrains licensing still applies, but is applied to the connecting thin client, not the backend running in your Gitpod workspace. Since JetBrains Gateway downloads the thin client for you, you do not need to download, open or modify your JetBrains IDE directly. When you start a workspace the JetBrains Gateway application downloads a thin client which then connects to your Gitpod workspace. On Gitpod workspace start, a JetBrains IDE is loaded into your workspace according to your preferences.

Gitpod works with JetBrains Gateway via a custom Gitpod JetBrains Gateway plugin.

JetBrains Gateway is a compact desktop app that allows you to work remotely with a JetBrains IDE without downloading the full IDE. JetBrains Gateway is your single entry point to all remote development environments when using JetBrains IDE’s.
