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.

Beware of the CQ to be created for each Theia version upgrade.

Patches are per Theia version, so no need to remove them.

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

Patches are per version let say you want to patch 0.3.12 version you put patches in dockerfiles/theia/src/patches/0.3.12 folder and name your patches like 001-this-is-my.patch , 002-another.patch

For 0.3.13, patches will go in dockerfiles/theia/src/patches/0.3.13, 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 ?