# Plugin development workflow w/ remote dev server

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 10, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-development-workflow-w-remote-dev-server/80267 "2018-02-10T16:12:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-development-workflow-w-remote-dev-server/80267/3 "2018-02-10T21:00:35Z")

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I use both an IDE (IntelliJ IDEA) and a text editor (Notepad++) for working with code. Generally I start with the text editor for simple pre-alpha code and when things get more complex I import the code into an IDE project to make it easier to work with.

I have two localhost installs. One is “production” and the other “development”. I generally start in the development install where I can change folders and files without needing to pull them in from a GitHub repository. Once things get a bit more stable I put the code into a repo and pull the repo into the production install.

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