High Performance Configuration for Jetbrains IDEs [IntelliJ, WebStorm, etc..]
High Performance Configuration for Jetbrains IDEs [IntelliJ, WebStorm, etc..]
Once you step into the realm of multi-project development, large scale dev, or just have to have like 6 IDE's open. You really start to feel a performance hit on jetbrains IDEs.
This configuration aims to give at least 10x performance increases across the board.
The recommended way of changing the JVM options in the recent product versions is from the Help | Edit Custom VM Options menu. To change the IDE options go to *Help | Edit Custom Properties
For Older IDEs, something like this: vim /Applications/IntelliJ\ IDEA\ 15.app/Contents/bin/idea.vmoptions
- idea.vmoptions --> Help | Edit Custom VM Options menu
- idea.properties --> Help | Edit Custom Properties
Note that this example is the orange one (sophisticated)
If you still want even more indexing and startup performance. Then mounting a RAM Disk and symlinking all caching data is the ultimate powerhouse.
Follow The ReadMe Here
I use this, and see a system-wide performance increase!
Download Trim Enabler
If you need a little more CPU power, Install this