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1. Enable Google App Engine Integration

Before you proceed with this tutorial, make sure that Google App Engine Integration plugin is enabled in the

{span:class=shortcut}Settings{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Plugins{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Ctrl+Alt+S{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Plugins{span}

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2. Create a new project

Begin with starting the New Project wizard:

{span:class=shortcut}File{span}

{span:class=shortcut}New Project{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Next{span}

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Now choose

{span:class=shortcut}Google App Engine{span}

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After you complete the wizard, IntelliJ IDEA will create an empty Google App Engine project.

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3. Check the project structure

To make sure that the project is configured properly, go to

{span:class=shortcut}Project Structure{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Modules{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Google App Engine{span}

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4. Run the application

Let's modify the

{span:class=id}index.jsp{span}

{span:class=id}"Hello, world\!"{span}

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To run our application we can either click

{span:class=id}AppEngine Dev{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Run{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Run 'AppEngine Dev'{span}

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IntelliJ IDEA starts the application and opens it in the default Web browser.

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5. Debug the application

Google App Engine applications can be debugged just in the same way as any Web application: via

{span:class=shortcut}Run{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Debug 'AppEngine Dev'{span}

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6. Configure an account

If we're going to upload this application to the Cloud, we need to create account at Google App Engine.

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When the account has been created, its name should be put on

{span:class=id}appengine-web.xml{span}

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7. Upload the application

Now the application is ready for Cloud deployment via

{span:class=shortcut}Tools{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Upload App Engine Application{span}

{span:class=shortcut}Run{span}

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After the upload is completed, application is open in default Web browser.

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