Analyze Docker & Kubernetes files with Qodana

Hi! In this article, I’ll cover the interesting tool Qodana and how you could use it in CI/CD processes to scan your Docker and Kubernetes files with my Cloud Security plugin for JetBrains IDEs.
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Hi! In this article, I’ll cover the interesting tool Qodana and how you could use it in CI/CD processes to scan your Docker and Kubernetes files with my Cloud Security plugin for JetBrains IDEs.

Almost a year has passed since I began developing a Docker and Kubernetes security scanner deeply integrated into an IDE. I have collected many different thoughts on IntelliJ IDEA plugin development, from building inspections to debugging and maintaining them.

Almost a year passed before I began developing the Cloud Security plugin for JetBrains IDEs to improve the security of Infrastructure as Code files. I started by implementing the Docker scanner. Many rules were implemented, especially for Docker security, and…

I recently wrote my first article on my blog about my experience developing a plugin for JetBrains IDEs, especially IntelliJ IDEA. I want to share a small guide on how you could develop a plugin quickly with less struggle than I had.

I’m sharing my experience creating an IDE plugin as a pet project in this article. I developed the plugin to help find security and maintainability issues in Docker files and perfectly integrated it into JetBrains IDEs.