You can create Cloud IDE through:

• Cloud Platform user interface
• Acquia CLI

Creating a Cloud IDE through the Cloud Platform user interface

You can create a Cloud IDE through the Cloud Platform user interface in the following ways:

You can create Cloud IDE through:

• Cloud Platform user interface
• Acquia CLI

Creating a Cloud IDE through the Cloud Platform user interface

You can create a Cloud IDE through the Cloud Platform user interface in the following ways:

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.