Hi all, I'm following the steps outlined here: <https://ktor.io/servers/engine.html#running-the-appl...

# ktor

[Vinicius Carvalho]

Hi all, I'm following the steps outlined here: https://ktor.io/servers/engine.html#running-the-application-from-inside-the-ide, but when I create my run configuration it still throws an error: Error: Could not find or load main class io.ktor.server.netty.DevelopmentEngine

[Deactivated User]

I would follow either use the project generator or download the ktor plugin for IntelliJ to generate a valid project and start from there:

- https://ktor.io/quickstart/generator.html
- https://ktor.io/quickstart/quickstart/intellij-idea/plugin.html

Maybe your issue is related to a missing netty dependency, or a wrong main. But try to create a project with any of the tools try the generated project, and if it works, compare the code with your other project to see the differences

[Vinicius Carvalho]

Thanks I'll try the generator, sounds like the best approach 🙂

[mp]

I made a demo project that does this (among other things) to help people get started: https://bitbucket.org/marshallpierce/ktor-demo/src/master/

[Vinicius Carvalho]

It did not work either, I had the plugin to generate the project. Once again the fat jar works fine but creating the run configuration I get the same error as class not found