diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dbcaa207a..e31460330 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-.idea
+/.idea/*
+!/.idea/runConfigurations
 __pycache__
 /scripts/.pytest_cache/
 /docs/.venv/
diff --git a/.run/Clowder2 Dev.run.xml b/.run/Clowder2 Dev.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5416f68c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/Clowder2 Dev.run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="Clowder2 Dev" type="CompoundRunConfigurationType">
+    <toRun name="Docker Dev" type="docker-deploy" />
+    <toRun name="start:dev" type="js.build_tools.npm" />
+    <toRun name="uvicorn" type="PythonConfigurationType" />
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.run/Debug.run.xml b/.run/Debug.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d84dd7939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/Debug.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="Debug" type="JavascriptDebugType" uri="http://localhost:3000">
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/Docker Dev.run.xml b/.run/Docker Dev.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb0931780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/Docker Dev.run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="Docker Dev" type="docker-deploy" factoryName="docker-compose.yml" server-name="Docker">
+    <deployment type="docker-compose.yml">
+      <settings>
+        <option name="envFilePath" value="" />
+        <option name="sourceFilePath" value="docker-compose.dev.yml" />
+      </settings>
+    </deployment>
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.run/Python tests in tests.run.xml b/.run/Python tests in tests.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a0097500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/Python tests in tests.run.xml	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="Python tests in tests" type="tests" factoryName="Autodetect" nameIsGenerated="true">
+    <module name="clowder2" />
+    <option name="INTERPRETER_OPTIONS" value="" />
+    <option name="PARENT_ENVS" value="true" />
+    <option name="SDK_HOME" value="" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/backend/app/tests" />
+    <option name="IS_MODULE_SDK" value="true" />
+    <option name="ADD_CONTENT_ROOTS" value="true" />
+    <option name="ADD_SOURCE_ROOTS" value="true" />
+    <EXTENSION ID="PythonCoverageRunConfigurationExtension" runner="coverage.py" />
+    <option name="_new_additionalArguments" value="&quot;&quot;" />
+    <option name="_new_target" value="&quot;$PROJECT_DIR$/backend/app/tests&quot;" />
+    <option name="_new_targetType" value="&quot;PATH&quot;" />
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/start.run.xml b/.run/start.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c6280921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/start.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="start" type="js.build_tools.npm" nameIsGenerated="true">
+    <package-json value="$PROJECT_DIR$/frontend/package.json" />
+    <command value="run" />
+    <scripts>
+      <script value="start" />
+    </scripts>
+    <node-interpreter value="project" />
+    <envs />
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run/start_dev.run.xml b/.run/start_dev.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e4d340a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/start_dev.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="start:dev" type="js.build_tools.npm" nameIsGenerated="true">
+    <package-json value="$PROJECT_DIR$/frontend/package.json" />
+    <command value="run" />
+    <scripts>
+      <script value="start:dev" />
+    </scripts>
+    <node-interpreter value="project" />
+    <envs />
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.run/uvicorn.run.xml b/.run/uvicorn.run.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..797adce76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.run/uvicorn.run.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="uvicorn" type="PythonConfigurationType" factoryName="Python" nameIsGenerated="true">
+    <module name="clowder2" />
+    <option name="INTERPRETER_OPTIONS" value="" />
+    <option name="PARENT_ENVS" value="true" />
+    <envs>
+      <env name="PYTHONUNBUFFERED" value="1" />
+    </envs>
+    <option name="SDK_HOME" value="$USER_HOME$/.local/share/virtualenvs/clowder2-pkRZ1537/bin/python" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/backend" />
+    <option name="IS_MODULE_SDK" value="false" />
+    <option name="ADD_CONTENT_ROOTS" value="true" />
+    <option name="ADD_SOURCE_ROOTS" value="true" />
+    <EXTENSION ID="PythonCoverageRunConfigurationExtension" runner="coverage.py" />
+    <option name="SCRIPT_NAME" value="uvicorn" />
+    <option name="PARAMETERS" value="app.main:app --reload" />
+    <option name="SHOW_COMMAND_LINE" value="false" />
+    <option name="EMULATE_TERMINAL" value="false" />
+    <option name="MODULE_MODE" value="true" />
+    <option name="REDIRECT_INPUT" value="false" />
+    <option name="INPUT_FILE" value="" />
+    <method v="2" />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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