Remote debug nodejs using intellij

Question

I'm trying to remote debug my nodejs application (which is actually running on a docker container in my local machine but for all purposes is treated as a remote host)

I've ran the app with nodemon using the following command in my docker-compose file

nodemon --debug=3010 app.js

Then opened the port for the container and used port-forwarding for the port to be available in localhost:3010.

Later I've setup the following configuration in intellij remote debugger plugin:

host: localhost
port: 3010

Now, when running the code in the container, the code doesn't stop on my breakpoint. I'm pretty sure I should launch the configuration I've set up for remote debugging, but don't really see how.

I've also tried setting the host parameter of the remote debugging plugin to the docker-machine ip, but this also gave no result.

What should I do to make intellij stop when the code reaches my breakpoint?

It wasn't clear from your description, but did you connect to Node using your debugger configuration from IntelliJ via Run -> Debug -> ... ? — mikebridge
No, I was basically asking how could I do this, sorry if I wasn't clear enough. I've looked at this again now after reading your comment, and found the option. I'm debugging just fine now, thanks! — Yaron Idan
@YaronIdan please answer your own question to ensure users in the future to find the answer you found. — Harmelodic

Yaron Idan Yaron Idan · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-16T13:38:34

In order to launch the configuration I had to go to run -> debug and then choose edit configuration. In the configuration window I've added a new configuration of the "Node.js Remote Debug" type, and then pressed the debug button at the bottom of the screen. Hope this helps future wanderers.

Remote debug nodejs using intellij

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