DashAB Setup Instructions

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2.2 Installing Intellij

  1. Go to the jetbrains and download Intellij Ultimate for windows.
  2. While Intellij is downloading, go here scroll down and hit APPLY NOW. Sign up for a student account using a ualberta email. Make sure you confirm your email or there won’t be a license for you.
  3. Run the installation wizard you just downloaded
  4. Follow the instructions and install it (Recommended use default setting)
  5. Launch IntellijIDEA to finish installation
    1. Select I don’t have any configurations.
    2. Select JetBrains account and use the account information you just created to authenticate. You must have already authenticated it first otherwise this won’t work.
    3. Pick whichever UI is prettiest to you. Then hit Next: Desktop entry
    4. select whether you want it to create a desktop icon. Then hit Next: Default Plug-ins
    5. Leave Java Frameworks and Build tools enabled everything else can be disabled at your discretion. Then hit Next: Feature Plug-ins
    6. None of these are necessary so you can hit Start using IntellijIDEA