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Windows - Installing IntelliJ IDEA

IntelliJ IDEA requires a license that you must request from ServiceNow. You can use IntelliJ before receiving your license by starting a free trial. For instructions, see Start the free trial.

To request an IntelliJ license and create an account:

  1. Go to ServiceNow to request a JetBrains IntelliJ license and enter the following for the business justification:

    I'm a new developer and need to use IntelliJ for my day to day development work.

  2. Go to the JetBrains website to create a new account using your company email address, then confirm your account using the link in the JetBrains confirmation email.

To install IntelliJ IDEA on Windows:

  1. Ensure Java is installed and included in the Path variable.
  2. Download the IntelliJ Idea Ultimate Edition for Windows .zip file from Jet Brains and add it to the D:\abc\downloads directory.
  3. Create the directory D:\abc\software\IntelliJ IDEA and extract the .zip file to that location.
  4. Update your Path variables by doing the following:
    • Open the Control Panel, search for Path, and then click Edit environment variables for your account.
    • Edit the Path user variable to include D:\abc\software\IntelliJ IDEA\bin and D:\abc\software\msys2\usr\bin, which IntelliJ IDEA requires for GIT.
  5. Ensure your Path variable is set correctly by opening a new command prompt and running the idea command, which should start running the IDE.

To configure the IntelliJ license:

  1. Accept the EULA.
  2. In the License Activation window, select JetBrains account, then click the Login to JetBrains Account button.
  3. On the login page, enter the company account email and password that you set up when your received your license.
  4. When the Authorization Successful message appears, return to the IDE.
  5. Click Activate, then click Continue.

To configure GitHub Enterprise and create your first project:

  1. Click Get from VCS.
  2. Select GitHub Enterprise.
  3. Type ghe.company.com into the Server field.
  4. If you have not created a Personal Access Token (PAT) in GHE, do the following:
    • Click Generate, then follow the browser login process.
    • From the menu under your avatar, click Settings, click Developer Settings,then choose Personal Access Token.
    • From this page, generate a PAT. It requires gist, read:org, repo, workflow permissions.
    • Once generated, save it to a safe location.
  5. In IDEA, enter your PAT in the Token field.
  6. Click Login.
  7. Select a project and the directory you want to clone it to, then click Clone.

Tip

You can create a shortcut on your desktop for easier access to IDEA by right-clicking the d:\abc\software\IntelliJ IDEA\bin\IDEA.bat file, then clicking Send To, and choosing Desktop. The first time you run the batch file you may need to approve it to the system security watchdog.