Remote builds with IntelliJ

Question

I am having the following problem:

a) I have a UNIX build environment set up on a remote server I can ssh into b) I have IntelliJ on Windows

What I would like to do is to edit the files through a remote connection (similar to the functionality that exists for Emacs) and issue shell commands such as 'make' and running simple 'test-scripts' which exist on the server..

Are the functions to do this integrated into IntelliJ or will I need a plug-in?

Answer 1

There is a SSH plugin for Intellij IDEA. It is available in https://plugins.jetbrains.com/idea/plugin/1203-ssh

Answer 2

For anyone still looking for a way to edit files remotely while running Intellij locally, version 2016.3 Ultimate Edition has a Remote Server Configuration option. It allows to access files remotely using either FTP, SFTP or FTPS.

More details on how to configure the remote servers can be found in Intellij's Help Pages.