# Start elasticsearch server on intellij idea

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 27, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874 "2019-01-27T02:54:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![meow\_licous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@meow\_licous](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meow_licous)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874/1 "2019-01-27T02:54:21Z")

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Are there any docs how to do this.

I tried to run `org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch` but couldn't get too far.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874/2 "2019-01-27T05:23:56Z")

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I don't think you can do that easily. Have a look at

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/TESTING.asciidoc>

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**Author:** ![meow\_licous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@meow\_licous](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meow_licous)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874/3 "2019-01-27T15:31:16Z")

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thank you . I ended up attaching debugger on port `8000` remotely.

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**Author:** ![rjernst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rjernst/32/6363_2.png) [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874/4 "2019-01-27T17:06:18Z")

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Attaching a debugger is the supported way of doing what you want. Glad you found it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-elasticsearch-server-on-intellij-idea/165874/5 "2019-02-24T17:06:22Z")

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