JetBrains Space Tutorial: Setting Up Your First Team Project
JetBrains Space is an all-in-one collaboration platform for creative and development teams. It integrates git hosting, code reviews, issue tracking, CI/CD pipelines, and team communication into a single interface. Setting up your first project is straightforward. This step-by-step guide will walk you through creating a workspace, onboarding your team, and initializing your first repository. Step 1: Create a New Project
The project is the central hub where your code, tasks, and documentation live. Log in to your JetBrains Space organization. Click the Projects icon on the left sidebar. Click the New Project button in the top right corner.
Enter a Project Name and a unique Project Key (e.g., MYPROJ). Add an optional description to explain the project’s goals.
Choose the visibility level: Public (visible to everyone in your organization) or Private (restricted to invited members). Click Create. Step 2: Set Up the Project Team
Managing access control early ensures the right people can contribute immediately.
Inside your new project, navigate to the Info or Members tab. Click Manage Members or Add Members. Type the names or email addresses of your team members.
Assign appropriate roles (e.g., Project Admin, Member, or Guest).
Group members into functional teams (like “Backend Developers” or “QA”) to streamline future notifications and code review assignments. Step 3: Initialize a Git Repository
Space provides fully integrated Git hosting with built-in code review workflows.
From your project dashboard, click on Repositories in the internal menu. Click New Repository or Create Repository.
Choose between Create a new empty repository or Migrate/Mirror an existing repository from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
Name your repository and select the default branch name (usually main or master). Click Create.
Copy the SSH or HTTPS URL provided on the screen to clone the repository to your local machine using your favorite IDE or terminal. Step 4: Configure Issue Tracking and Agile Boards
Keep your team aligned by organizing tasks directly next to your code. Click on Issues within your project sidebar.
Click New Issue to create your first task. Define a title, description, priority, and assign it to a team member.
Navigate to the Boards sub-tab to create an Agile/Kanban board.
Select a template (like a simple Scrum or Kanban layout) or customize your columns (e.g., To Do, In Progress, Code Review, Done).
Drag and drop your newly created issues onto the board to plan your first sprint. Step 5: Connect Team Communication
Space features native chat channels that link directly to project events.
Navigate to the Chats section from the main Space interface.
Create a new channel and name it after your project (e.g., #project-myproj-discussions). Invite your project team members to this channel.
Configure project notifications to automatically post updates in this chat whenever an issue is closed, a commit is pushed, or a code review is requested. Conclusion
Your JetBrains Space project is now fully operational. Your team has access to centralized repository hosting, task management boards, and dedicated communication channels. From here, you can explore advanced automation features like setting up Space Automation CI/CD scripts (.space.kts) and configuring package repositories for your build artifacts.
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