Changing the configuration of an existing workspace from the User Dashboard

This section describes how to change the configuration of an existing workspace from the User Dashboard.

Prerequisites

A running instance of Eclipse Che. To install an instance of Eclipse Che, see Che 'quick-starts'.
An existing workspace defined on this instance of Eclipse Che Creating a workspace from user dashboard.

Procedure

Navigate to the Che Dashboard. See Navigating Che using the dashboard.
In the left navigation panel, navigate to Workspaces.
Click on the name of a workspace to navigate to the configuration overview page.
Click on the Overview tab, to execute following actions:
- Change the Workspace name.
- Toggle Ephemeral mode.
- Export the workspace configuration to a file or private cloud.
- Delete the workspace.

In the Projects section, choose the projects to integrate in the workspace.
1. Click on the Add Project button
2. Select the projects to integrate in the workspace.
3. Click on th Add button.
In the Plugins section, choose the plugins to integrate in the workspace.

Example

Start with a generic Java-based stack, then later add support for Node or Python.
In the Editors section, choose the editors to integrate in the workspace. The Che 7 editor is based on Theia.
Example: Switch to the Che 6 editor

To Switch to the Che 6 editor, select the GWT IDE.

From the Devfile tab, edit the workspace’s YAML configuration. See Devfile reference.

Example: add commands

Example: add a project

To add a project into the workspace, add or edit the following section:

projects:
  - name: che
    source:
      type: git
      location: 'https://github.com/eclipse/che.git'