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VS Code allows a local development experience with source code and source execution on a remote machine: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/remote-overview

Is there a similar tool to this for use with IntelliJ? The VSCode extension pack doesn't need to mount the files from the remote source locally. It actually runs a server behind the scene on the remote box and serves over files one at a time as you need to access them to the IDE running on your local machine.

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Update 2021-11-04: JetBrains now has 2 products/features that enable this sort of remote development:

  • JetBrains Projector (ref)
  • JetBrains Gateway (ref)

Original Answer

IntelliJ IDEA doesn't have this feature at the moment, you can follow the corresponding feature request for updates.

Quoting the blog post:

We’re considering the possibility to extend the “thin client” approach to other scenarios beyond collaborative editing, such as running the IDE backend in the cloud, but we aren’t ready to announce specific plans in that area.

Glenn 'devalias' Grant
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    This recently released jetbrains tool may be relevant: https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2021/03/11/projector-is-out/ – Ben Page Apr 19 '21 at 19:47
  • There is also now JetBrains Gateway that allows remote dev via SSH: https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2021/10/intellij-idea-2021-3-eap-4/#how_to_enable_remote_development_mode – Glenn 'devalias' Grant Nov 03 '21 at 22:11