Install JetBrains Fleet on a remote machine
You can install JetBrains Fleet on a remote machine for remote development. This addresses the case when you have a powerful box at home or in the office, and you want to use your local workstation as a thin client. This approach allows you to leverage higher compute capacity and avoid running heavy tasks locally.
Install
Download Fleet
launcher
binarycurl -LSs "https://download.jetbrains.com/product?code=FLL&release.type=preview&release.type=eap&platform=linux_x64" --output fleet && chmod +x fleetcurl -LSs "https://download.jetbrains.com/product?code=FLL&release.type=preview&release.type=eap&platform=linux_aarch64" --output fleet && chmod +x fleetcurl -LSs "https://download.jetbrains.com/product?code=FLL&release.type=preview&release.type=eap&platform=macos_x64" --output fleet && chmod +x fleetcurl -LSs "https://download.jetbrains.com/product?code=FLL&release.type=preview&release.type=eap&platform=macos_aarch64" --output fleet && chmod +x fleetcurl -LSs "https://download.jetbrains.com/product?code=FLL&release.type=preview&release.type=eap&platform=windows_x64" --output fleet.exe
After you have downloaded the binary, you can run it with a terminal command:
Run
Launch Fleet workspace using
launcher
./fleet launch workspace -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartMode./fleet launch workspace -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartMode./fleet launch workspace -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartMode./fleet launch workspace -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartModefleet.exe launch workspace -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartModeGet the information to connect to this workspace in the first lines of the output. See the
URL
in this example output:*** Starting Workspace Server *** - listening to 127.0.0.1:3500 - with FSD - with Backend - with UID: ea3b4b2a-528a-438a-a129-6737934375e7 - with HOST: dded2fa4-2673-4d5d-bcea-f98d56852f92 - version: 1.7.38 - URL: https://fleet.jetbrains.com/?version=1.9.237&workspaceId=ea3b4b2a-528a-438a-a129-6737934375e7 - Auth: {"type":"AcceptsEveryone"} - publish: true - lobby: LobbyAddress(host=lobby.fleet.api.jetbrains.com, isSecure=true, port=443)
For steps to uninstall Fleet from a remote machine, refer to Uninstall.
Command options
The command separates the options for the launcher and for the workspace. Use the following syntax:
Command example
./fleet launch workspace --workspace-version 1.9.117 -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartMode --projectDir=/tmp/myproject
In the above example:
--workspace-version 1.9.117
is a launcher option--auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartMode --projectDir=/tmp/myproject
gets passed to the launched workspace
Launcher options
Option | Description |
---|---|
| The version of Fleet workspace to launch. Defaults to the latest released version if not specified (using a network call). Version has to be specified in full format, for example: |
Workspace options
Option | Description |
---|---|
| Specifies if the Smart Mode should be enabled for the workspace at startup. By default, the workspace starts without the Smart Mode to minimize resource consumption. Set |
| Specifies a project directory to attach to the workspace at startup. This way, if |
| The host address on which the workspace will listen. |
| The port on which the workspace will listen. |
| Specifies whether the workspace should be published to the JetBrains relay and be publicly accessible. |
| The authorizers used by the workspace. Can be specified multiple times for supporting more than one authorizer. Authentication modes other than |
Troubleshooting
If you encounter an issue, please file a bug report and attach the logs of your command with the --debug
prefix. For example: ./fleet --debug launch workspace -- --auth=accept-everyone --publish --enableSmartMode