The Cloud Platform interface provides a set of tools that you can use to manage your Cloud Platform applications. These tools are available by signing in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

Signing in to the Cloud Platform user interface

The sign-in experience of Cloud Platform is governed through Acquia ID. Acquia ID is Acquia's identity management solution built by leveraging technology from an industry-leading identity provider. Acquia ID simplifies how you access Acquia products, support, and training resources. For more information about sign-in experience, visit Signing in to an Acquia ID-supported product user interface.

Accessing  Cloud Platform from Acquia Source

Acquia Source enables direct access  to Cloud Platform, providing a single interface to access Cloud Platform.

Acquia Source brings all products of Acquia and Acquia AI into a single place. Cloud platform is integrated into Acquia Source as an embedded experience. You can access all capabilities of Acquia Cloud platform, such as environment management, code deployments, database operations, and domain configuration, from the Acquia Source navigation. For more information, refer to Acquia Source.

This integration is available for Acquia Cloud Enterprise (ACE) and Acquia Cloud Multi-Experience Operations (MEO) subscriptions.

Capabilities

After an organization has an active Cloud Platform entitlement, Cloud Platform sections open in Acquia Source navigation under Cloud. You can perform all Cloud Platform operations through Acquia Source, including:

• Applications and environments: Access all applications and codebases associated with the organization. Access and manage Development, Staging, and Production environments, and monitor real-time environment status.
• Code deployments: Initiate and monitor code deployments to any environment, perform drag-and-drop workflow operations across environments, access deployment history and task logs, and access Pipelines.
• Database management: Access, copy, back up, and restore databases across environments.
• Domains and SSL: Add, remove, and configure domains, access Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate status, and manage certificates.
• Logs and monitoring: Stream application logs, such as Apache, PHP, deployment, and Drupal watchdog logs, and access Stack Metrics including server performance, uptime, and request data.
• Subscription and entitlement management: Access subscription details, entitlement limits, and consumption metrics, such as views, visits, and storage use. Switch between subscriptions for organizations with multiple Cloud Platform subscriptions.
• Team and access management: Invite users and assign roles from Acquia Source, manage teams, and revoke access for Cloud Platform environments.

Navigation

Cloud Platform is accessible from the main navigation in the Acquia Source. 

1. Enter the following URL in your web browser: https://source.acquia.com
   Acquia Source redirects you to the Acquia authentication gateway.
2. Enter your credentials and click Sign in.
   Complete the authentication. Acquia Source displays the Home page.
3. To access the Cloud Platform UI, perform one of the following methods:

   • On the Acquia Cloud Platform card, select Launch.

   • In the main left-hand sidebar, select Cloud.

From the sub-menu, you can select Develop or Manage.

• Develop: The Develop menu displays the resources. Switch between the following top tabs to access assets:

  • Codebases: Displays all codebases across organizations, along with associated site and environment counts.

  • Applications: Displays individual application cards, active environments, tags, and options to manage or add applications. For more information, refer to Developing applications on Cloud Platform.

• Manage: The Manage menu displays the following options:

  • Team Management: Displays user roles and contact cards for organization and team administrators in the top section. The bottom section contains tabs to manage active members, teams, and application assignments across the organization. For more information, refer to .

Switching organizations

To switch your organization in Acquia Source, complete the following steps:

1. Locate the organization in the bottom-left area of the left navigation panel.
2. Select the required organization.

The UI updates to reflect the selected organization context.

Acquia Source provides the Switch Organisation feature at a global level. Cloud Platform UI inherits the organization context set in Acquia Source. For more information, refer to Acquia Source User Interface.

Unlocking account

Acquia ID enhances security by sending users emails to alert them about multiple failed login attempts and other suspicious activity, while still providing the option to unlock their account if it becomes restricted. For more information about unlocking your account, visit Unlocking account.

Resetting password

Acquia ID provides you the option to reset your password. For more information, visit Resetting password.

Using the toolbar

The toolbar at the top of the Cloud Platform webpage provides the following options:

• Develop: The Applications page, where you can manage your Cloud Platform applications and their infrastructure (code, environments, databases, and more).
• Manage: The Organizations page, where you can manage the teams, team members, roles, and permissions that govern access to your Cloud Platform applications. You can also view information about your Acquia subscriptions.
• Enhance: The Enhance page, where you can see included and premium features available for your subscription.
• Help: A link to the Acquia Docs, which also describes how to contact Acquia regarding support for Cloud Platform.

• Product picker: The Product picker icon displays sign-in links to several Acquia products.

  
• [your profile picture]: Manage your Acquia profile.

Using the breadcrumb menu

The breadcrumb menu displayed below the top toolbar provides access to your organizations, applications, and environments.

To display the breadcrumb menu after signing in to Cloud Platform, click the arrow, as displayed in the following example:

The breadcrumb menu allows you to quickly access the following types of information:

• Organization: Point to an organization to display a list of all applications owned by this organization, and then click the organization’s name to display the full list of applications owned by this organization.
• Application: Point to an application to display a list of all environments in this application, and then click the application’s name to display the Environments page for this application.
• Environments: Click the environment’s name to display the Overview page for this environment.

Using in-product messaging

Cloud Platform’s in-product messaging system alerts you to new releases, important warnings, and real-time outage warnings. The radio tower icon alerts you to new release notes, real-time outage alerts on the Acquia Status page, or important product notifications. Click the radio tower icon to display the alerts, as shown in the following example:

• Status bar: Provides real-time outage alerts. For more information about this service, see Acquia Status page.
• Message body: Provides unread alert messages or release notes for the product.

In-product messaging alerts

The in-product messaging system displays any status.acquia.com updates and release notes for Cloud Platform. In addition, it displays the following:

• Alert: Description of a product issue requiring user action.
• Warning: Description of a product issue requiring immediate user action.

Frequently asked questions

In-product messaging (IPM): The radio tower icon alerts you to new release notes for a product, and real-time outage alerts. For more information, see In-product messaging alerts.

Accessing the Cloud Platform user interface

Capabilities

After an organization has an active Cloud Platform entitlement, Cloud Platform sections open in Acquia Source navigation under Cloud. You can perform all Cloud Platform operations through Acquia Source, including:

• Applications and environments: Access all applications and codebases associated with the organization. Access and manage Development, Staging, and Production environments, and monitor real-time environment status.
• Code deployments: Initiate and monitor code deployments to any environment, perform drag-and-drop workflow operations across environments, access deployment history and task logs, and access Pipelines.
• Database management: Access, copy, back up, and restore databases across environments.
• Domains and SSL: Add, remove, and configure domains, access Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate status, and manage certificates.
• Logs and monitoring: Stream application logs, such as Apache, PHP, deployment, and Drupal watchdog logs, and access Stack Metrics including server performance, uptime, and request data.
• Subscription and entitlement management: Access subscription details, entitlement limits, and consumption metrics, such as views, visits, and storage use. Switch between subscriptions for organizations with multiple Cloud Platform subscriptions.
• Team and access management: Invite users and assign roles from Acquia Source, manage teams, and revoke access for Cloud Platform environments.

Navigation

Cloud Platform is accessible from the main navigation in the Acquia Source. 

1. Enter the following URL in your web browser: https://source.acquia.com
   Acquia Source redirects you to the Acquia authentication gateway.
2. Enter your credentials and click Sign in.
   Complete the authentication. Acquia Source displays the Home page.
3. To access the Cloud Platform UI, perform one of the following methods:

   • On the Acquia Cloud Platform card, select Launch.

   • In the main left-hand sidebar, select Cloud.

From the sub-menu, you can select Develop or Manage.

• Develop: The Develop menu displays the resources. Switch between the following top tabs to access assets:

  • Codebases: Displays all codebases across organizations, along with associated site and environment counts.

  • Applications: Displays individual application cards, active environments, tags, and options to manage or add applications. For more information, refer to Developing applications on Cloud Platform.

• Manage: The Manage menu displays the following options:

  • Team Management: Displays user roles and contact cards for organization and team administrators in the top section. The bottom section contains tabs to manage active members, teams, and application assignments across the organization. For more information, refer to Working with teams.

  • Roles: Manages access controls in your organization by providing default permissions alongside customizable options for specific business needs. This option enables administrators to govern environment access, team management, and application privileges across responsibility levels. For more information, refer to Working with roles and permissions.

  • Subscriptions: Provides instructions to access and manage Cloud Platform subscriptions for your organization. This section covers tasks to monitor resource use, allocate hosting resources across applications, and update user permissions. For more information, refer to Managing subscriptions.

Switching organizations

To switch your organization in Acquia Source, complete the following steps:

1. Locate the organization in the bottom-left area of the left navigation panel.
2. Select the required organization.

The UI updates to reflect the selected organization context.

Acquia Source provides the Switch Organisation feature at a global level. Cloud Platform UI inherits the organization context set in Acquia Source. For more information, refer to Acquia Source User Interface.

Unlocking account

Acquia ID enhances security by sending users emails to alert them about multiple failed login attempts and other suspicious activity, while still providing the option to unlock their account if it becomes restricted. For more information about unlocking your account, visit Unlocking account.

Resetting password

Acquia ID provides you the option to reset your password. For more information, visit Resetting password.

Using the toolbar

The toolbar at the top of the Cloud Platform webpage provides the following options:

• Develop: The Applications page, where you can manage your Cloud Platform applications and their infrastructure (code, environments, databases, and more).
• Manage: The Organizations page, where you can manage the teams, team members, roles, and permissions that govern access to your Cloud Platform applications. You can also view information about your Acquia subscriptions.
• Enhance: The Enhance page, where you can see included and premium features available for your subscription.
• Help: A link to the Acquia Docs, which also describes how to contact Acquia regarding support for Cloud Platform.

• Product picker: The Product picker icon displays sign-in links to several Acquia products.

  
• [your profile picture]: Manage your Acquia profile.

• In-product messaging (IPM): The radio tower icon alerts you to new release notes for a product, and real-time outage alerts. For more information, see In-product messaging alerts.

  

Using the breadcrumb menu

The breadcrumb menu displayed below the top toolbar provides access to your organizations, applications, and environments.

To display the breadcrumb menu after signing in to Cloud Platform, click the arrow, as displayed in the following example:

The breadcrumb menu allows you to quickly access the following types of information:

• Organization: Point to an organization to display a list of all applications owned by this organization, and then click the organization’s name to display the full list of applications owned by this organization.
• Application: Point to an application to display a list of all environments in this application, and then click the application’s name to display the Environments page for this application.
• Environments: Click the environment’s name to display the Overview page for this environment.

Using in-product messaging

Cloud Platform’s in-product messaging system alerts you to new releases, important warnings, and real-time outage warnings. The radio tower icon alerts you to new release notes, real-time outage alerts on the Acquia Status page, or important product notifications. Click the radio tower icon to display the alerts, as shown in the following example:

• Status bar: Provides real-time outage alerts. For more information about this service, see Acquia Status page.
• Message body: Provides unread alert messages or release notes for the product.

In-product messaging alerts

The in-product messaging system displays any status.acquia.com updates and release notes for Cloud Platform. In addition, it displays the following:

• Alert: Description of a product issue requiring user action.
• Warning: Description of a product issue requiring immediate user action.

Frequently asked questions