Installing the CSDE

• Downloading the CSDE
• Configuring the CSDE

Downloading the CSDE

1. To obtain the CSDE template, clone the CSDE-cordapp-template-kotlin repository or CSDE-cordapp-template-java repository:

   • Kotlin
   • Java

   git clone https://github.com/corda/CSDE-cordapp-template-kotlin.git <local-folder>
   

   git clone https://github.com/corda/CSDE-cordapp-template-java.git <local-folder>
   

2. Change to the new folder and create a new branch from the corda-5-0 release tag:

   git checkout -b newbranch tags/release/corda-5-0
   

3. Initialise the Git repository and change the remote so you do not inadvertently push your work back to the R3 repository:

   git init
   git remote add origin <remote-url>
   

   where <remote-url> is the URL of the remote repository that you have created.

4. Open the project in IntelliJ and let the import process complete. When complete, the project structure looks as follows:

   

Configuring the CSDE

The CSDE includes Gradle tasks to manage a local deployment of Corda. These Gradle tasks require Java Azul Zulu 11. To configure IntelliJ to use the correct Java version for Gradle, set Gradle JVM to Project SDK 11, via File > Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Gradle.

If using IntelliJ IDEA version 2023.1.4 or greater, then you should instead set the environmental variable JAVA_HOME to point to your installation of Java Azul Zulu 11.