Installing Tanzu Developer Tools for IntelliJ

This topic explains how to install the VMware Tanzu Developer Tools for IntelliJ IDE extension. The extension currently only supports macOS and Java applications. The extension currently supports IntelliJ IDEA v2021.1 to v2022.1.

Prerequisites

Before installing the extension, you must have:

• IntelliJ
• kubectl
• Tilt v0.27.2 or later
• Tanzu CLI and plug-ins
• A cluster with the Tanzu Application Platform Full profile or Iterate profile

If you are an app developer, someone else in your organization might have already set up the Tanzu Application Platform environment.

Install

To install VMware Tanzu Developer Tools for IntelliJ:

1. Download VMware Tanzu Developer Tools for IntelliJ from the VMware Tanzu Network.
2. Open IntelliJ.
3. Open the Preferences pane and then go to Plugins.
4. Click the gear icon and then click Install Plugin from disk….
5. Use the file picker to select the ZIP file downloaded from the VMware Tanzu Network.

Uninstall

To uninstall the VMware Tanzu Developer Tools for IntelliJ:

1. Open the Preferences pane and then go to Plugins.
2. Select the extension, click the gear icon, and then click Uninstall.
3. Restart IntelliJ.

Next steps

Proceed to Getting started.