Technical FAQ

Theia IDE + Che questions

What Theia image to use inside Che?

It is eclipse/che-theia, which is located here. The version of this image consists of two parts: [THEIA_VERSION]-[CHE_VERSION]

• first one - the version of Theia inside the image
• second one - the Che version itself (ex. eclipse/che-theia:0.3.10-nightly, eclipse/che-theia:0.3.10-6.7.0, etc)

How to update Theia version, used in the image?

You need to change the value of argument THEIA_VERSION in Dockerfile.

How to update Theia image with patches to avoid upgrading Theia version ?

How and when to update Theia version in the default Theia image (removing patches, etc ...)?

How to build Che Theia image with my own changes?

The sources of eclipse/che-theia is located here. After the changes are made, you need to rebuild the image with the following command: using build script:

./build.sh --build-args:GITHUB_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN,THEIA_VERSION=0.3.13 --tag:0.3.13-nightly

or using docker:

docker build -t eclipse/che-theia:0.3.13-nightly --build-arg GITHUB_TOKEN={your token} --build-arg THEIA_VERSION=0.3.13 .

How to create workspace with Theia IDE?

How to add existing extension to Theia IDE?

How to add my extension to Theia IDE?

How to add existing plug-in to Theia IDE?

How to debug a Theia extension running in Che ?

How to deploy Che + Theia in Openshift and Minishift ?