Semyon Martynchik

Problem Impossible to download a JetBrains Client. Errors like this in the lobby server log: ERROR unhandled exception: com.x.L.d.o.Yn: Unable to download https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code...

Question I need to turn off Code With Me feature completely. How can I do that? Answer From IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2, Code With Me is not bundled, and the Code With Me plugin from JetBrains Marketplace...

Background/Situation Code With Me lobby server has a detection mechanism that relies on Google geolocation API to determine whether the Code With Me is available in this region. Sometimes, the Goog...

Problem The "The authenticity of the host can't be established" popup is shown on every SSH connection if the host has already been accepted. Resolution Try enabling Settings -> Tools -> SSH Config...

Problem There is a powerful remote server that could be used for remote development, but the remote development mode doesn't work when two users are connecting to the same project. Reason The colla...

Problem 2FA is used for the SSH connection. It's impossible to update an OTP token after the connection loss, and Gateway tries to reconnect with the expired token to the server, leading to a ban o...

Problem The error message with the following text is shown: Deploy Failed. This IDE build has expired. Provide another build or select 'JetBrains Installer' from the installation options to install...

Problem In Remote Development mode, the IDE provides two destinations for plugins: Plugins (Client) and Plugins (Host). It’s unclear where the plugin should be installed. Solution It is challenging...

Question I need to enable the MCP Server on the headless IDE backend without connecting to it and opening Settings. Answer Define the following VM options using JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS environment variab...

Question I want to block the Download File to Local Machine action for remote IDEs. How should I do that? Answer Set an environment variable on the remote machine: export INTELLIJ_BLOCK_REMOTE_COP...