{
  "id": 13003003,
  "title": "I built a free Redis plugin for IntelliJ Community, here's what tripped me up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/i-built-a-free-redis-plugin-for-intellij-community-heres-what-tripped",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-09T02:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/chenhao5721865/i-built-a-free-redis-plugin-for-intellij-community-heres-what-tripped-me-up-4p0o"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IntelliJ Ultimate users enjoy official Redis tooling, but free Community users can build Redis Navigator themselves. This free alternative addresses gaps in Marketplace plugins, including SSH tunnels, non-UTF-8 data, and Remote Development support. Three key bug fixes turned test troubles into real-world solutions.",
  "summary": "The official Redis tooling in IntelliJ is Ultimate-only, and I use Community. The third-party plugins on the Marketplace either cost money or fall over in exactly the situations I care about: SSH tunnels, non-UTF-8 data, Remote Development. So I wrote my own. It's called Redis Navigator, it's on the JetBrains Marketplace now, and it's completely free. No paid tier, nothing locked. Rather than…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "This development gives IntelliJ Community users a free alternative to access Redis tooling, filling gaps left by existing Marketplace plugins and offering features previously unavailable to them.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}