diff --git a/doc/admin/observability/tracing.md b/doc/admin/observability/tracing.md
index c3fe3ab60ec..5b92c3b21d7 100644
--- a/doc/admin/observability/tracing.md
+++ b/doc/admin/observability/tracing.md
@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ The response headers of the response will now include an `x-trace-url` entry, wh
 
 Note that getting a trace URL requires `urlTemplate` to be configured.
 
+Alternatively you can use the GraphQL API console: Log in to your Sourcegraph instance of choice, navigate
+to `/api/console` (e.g. https://sourcegraph.sourcegraph.com/api/console) and add the query parameter `trace=1` to your browser's URL.
+Open the developer tools' network tab to inspect your request and find the tracing link in the response headers.
+
 ## Tracing backends
 
 Tracing backends can be configured for Sourcegraph to export traces to.
 We support exporting traces via [OpenTelemetry](#opentelemetry) (recommended), or directly to [Jaeger](#jaeger).
 
+When you use `sg`, you can run `sg start otel` to start the tracing backend. Requests with `trace=1` or the according
+tracing header will then contain a response header with a link to your local tracing backend.
+
 ### OpenTelemetry
 
 To learn about exporting traces to various backends using OpenTelemetry, review our [OpenTelemetry documentation](./opentelemetry.md).
diff --git a/doc/dev/how-to/debug_live_code.md b/doc/dev/how-to/debug_live_code.md
index d705db007ce..8db804ef121 100644
--- a/doc/dev/how-to/debug_live_code.md
+++ b/doc/dev/how-to/debug_live_code.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # How to debug live code
 
-How to debug a program with Visual Studio Code:
+How to debug a program with Visual Studio Code. Instructions for debugging Go code with Goland/IntelliJ [here](#attaching-via-goland)
 
 ## Debug TypeScript code
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Requires "Debugger for Chrome" extension.
 
 ## Debug Go code
 
-Instructions for attaching with Goland [here](#attaching-via-goland)
+Instructions for attaching with Goland/IntelliJ [here](#attaching-via-goland).
 
 Install [Delve](https://github.com/derekparker/delve):
 
diff --git a/doc/dev/how-to/index.md b/doc/dev/how-to/index.md
index e85d87de2f5..3a935d69077 100644
--- a/doc/dev/how-to/index.md
+++ b/doc/dev/how-to/index.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 - [Set up local development with Zoekt and Sourcegraph](zoekt_local_dev.md)
 - [How to debug live code](debug_live_code.md)
 - [Ignoring editor config files in Git](ignoring_editor_config_files.md)
+- [How to inspect the database from IntelliJ](inspect_postgres_from_intellij.md)
 
 ## Testing Sourcegraph & CI
 
diff --git a/doc/dev/how-to/inspect_postgres_from_intellij.md b/doc/dev/how-to/inspect_postgres_from_intellij.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdf8d2e53e8
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+++ b/doc/dev/how-to/inspect_postgres_from_intellij.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Inspecting the Postgres database with IntelliJ
+
+This guide teaches you step by step how to use the Database plugin of IntelliJ to set up a connection
+to your local sourcegraph database, and how to run SQL queries through it.
+
+If you haven't done so yet, run `sg setup` and `sg start` to make sure your database is up and running.
+
+Below we'll assume the default config for postgres. It is defined in [`sg.config.yaml`](/sg.config.yaml) (or your overrides),
+and has `env` keys like `PGPASSWORD` and `PGPORT`.
+
+## 1. Open the database plugin
+
+It's usually on the right edge of your IDE.
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-database-plugin.png)
+
+## 2. Create a new PostgreSQL connection
+
+Click the `+` sign, then Data Source, and then find PostgreSQL.
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-create-data-source.png)
+
+## 3. Credentials and Database
+
+Enter the credentials as you see them in the [`sg.config.yaml`](/sg.config.yaml) (or your overrides) mentioned above.
+
+Also enter `sourcegraph` as the database name (or the override that you're using).
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-config.png)
+
+Below the connection settings you can click on "Test Connection" to make sure that your drivers are working.
+IntelliJ may prompt you to download the drivers then.
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-test-connection.png)
+
+## 4. Select the sourcegraph public schemas
+
+In the `Schema` tab of the connection settings, select the `sourcegraph` database, and its `public` schema. Extend
+the `sourcegraph` database if you don't see the `public` schema.
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-select-schema.png)
+
+Click on Ok to wrap it up.
+
+## Select a table
+
+Open the datasource on the right, and drill down to a table. You can double-click a table to see its content.
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-select-table.png)
+
+## Query
+
+By click `+` and then Query Console or Shift+CMD+L (on Mac), you can get a regular SQL query editor.
+
+![](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/dev/how-to/intellij-database-query.png)