Guide to Install Grails made easy

Well, first and formost thing, a person thinking about working in Grails must know is never go through INSTALLING it in ECLIPSE. Struggle is at super high level and might share no success like me.

Well, using INTELLIJ IDEA is the best way to work on grails. My struggles for starting to work in grails taught me lessons. Here, I'll be sharing you my views and experiences that will help you go through the path easily.

HOW TO INSTALL GRAILS IN INTELLIJ IDEA?

I appreciate your valuable time. So, lets get started. Follow the steps carefully.

1. Install Intellij Idea 

For grails 3 and futher versions, install Intellij Idea 17. While installing intellij idea also tick groovy.

Click here INTELLIJ IDEA DOWNLOAD.
Download the Ultimate version.

2. Activating Intellij Idea

For, students and teachers, Jetbrains provide the activation code for free. The code will work for a year.

For this, you have to apply for activation code providing them their document proof.

If you want to know how, comment below and I'll provide a lesson for it as well.

Also, you can use the activation code provided below.

INTELLIJ IDEA LICENSE CODE

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Copy the code and paste it for the activation. The activation code for Intellij Idea works 100%.

3. Grails sdk

Now, the main part. Downoad grails sdk 3.x i.e. version 3 or more.

You can download it by clicking here GRAILS DOWNLOAD

NOTE: Do not forget about installing java. I hope you know about that very well. :)

Now, you are almost done! What you need to do is create a new project in Intellij Idea.
Go to  

new > create new project > grails > (select grails sdk and provide java path) > finish

Congratulations!
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