Using RSync for Downloading Remote Gems
This feature is only supported in the Ultimate edition.
The following is only valid when Ruby Plugin is installed and enabled!
On this page:
Introduction
IntelliJ IDEA enables you to download the remote gems in case remote interpreters are configured for the applications.
Prerequisite
The application rsync must be installed on your computer!
Windows
rsync can be used on Windows systems, but is only available through the various ports (such as Cygwin).
To learn how to run bash on Windows, refer to the articles Run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows and Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview.
macOS
rsync is installed by default.
Linux
sudo apt-get -y install rsyncDownloading gems with RSync
No matter whether you use a prepared Deployment configuration or SSH credentials to set up a remote Ruby interpreter configuration, IntelliJ IDEA makes use of rsync.
When setting up with SSH credentials, use one of the following values of the field Auth type:
- Key pair (OpenSSH or PuTTy) (recommended)
- Password: in this case, IntelliJ IDEA emulates Terminal to use it. So doing, the command looks as follows:
rsync -zarv user@host:/remote/path /local/path