The Cloud IDE lifecycle can be managed either through the Cloud Platform user interface or Acquia CLI. Complete the following steps to create and manage your IDE.

Creating a Cloud IDE through the Cloud Platform user interface¶

To create a Cloud IDE through the Cloud Platform user interface:

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface and visit your application dashboard.
2. Go to Actions > Create Cloud IDE. 

3. Specify a name for your IDE and click Submit.

While the IDE gets provisioned, the system displays a spinner on the card. The IDE is available within a few minutes.

After the IDE is ready, the updated card displays the IDE URL and the owner.

4. To launch the IDE in a new tab, click Launch Cloud IDE. 

Creating a Cloud IDE by using Acquia CLI¶¶

To create a Cloud IDE by using Acquia CLI:

1. Install Acquia CLI.
2. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.
3. Open your local terminal application.

4. From the command line, authenticate with the Cloud Platform API and follow the prompts:

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   acli auth:login

   Note

   If you authenticated with the Cloud Platform API or if you want to create a new IDE from a Cloud IDE, you do not need to authenticate again.

5. From the command line, create the Cloud IDE and follow the prompts.

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   acli ide:create

After the IDE is created, Acquia CLI displays a link to your IDE and a link to the Drupal application hosted in the IDE.

To open your IDE at any time:

1. Run the following command from your terminal:

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   acli ide:open

2. Select the IDE you want to open.

Review all the commands to manage your IDE lifecycle.

For information about changing preferences in Cloud IDE, visit Settings and preferences.