Running Applications

WebStorm enables running entire applications as well as .

WebStorm makes use of the settings defined in a Run/Debug Configuration. All the run configurations that exist in a project, are available in the Select Run/Debug Configuration drop-down list:

Running an application

To run an application, follow these steps:

1. On the main toolbar select the desired run configuration, and do one of the following:
   • Select Run | Run from the main menu.
   • Click .
   • Press Shift+F10.

Alternatively, press Shift+Alt+F10, select the desired run configuration from the pop-up menu, and pressEnter.

From this pop-up menu you can:

• Invoke the Edit Configuration dialog.
• Edit the selected configuration before launch (F4).
• Instantly delete a temporary configuration (Delete).
• Switch from run to debug and vice versa (holdShift).
• Access a previously selected configuration (1).
• Access context-dependent configuration (2 or 3).

This pop-up menu can also be quickly accessed by pressing F9, when you're not running any debug session.

Note that after you've started a run session, the icon that marks the Run tool window and in the Run/Debug Configuration Selector toggles to to indicate that the run process is active.

If you want to see a list of all currently running applications, select Run | Show Running List from the main menu. A popup listing all active applications will be displayed in the top-right corner of the editor.