Code Studio¶

Requirements¶

The following are the requirements for using Code Studio:

• Cloud Platform or Site Factory subscription

• Code Studio entitlement

• Cloud IDE or local machine with Acquia CLI installed

Prerequisites¶

The following are the required skills for using Code Studio:

• Basic knowledge of the command line:

  • For example, changing directories, using drush, and so on.

  • Using git on the CLI. For more information, see git basics.

• Understanding of how to build and install Drupal.

• Knowledge of DevOps processes and CI/CD.

• Familiarity with Cloud Platform or Site Factory.

Key features of Code Studio¶

• Access to Code Studio:

  • Code management through Git with a best in-class UI supporting branches, merge requests, issue queues, and more

  • Project management boards featuring ticket creation, kanban boards, and seamless integration with repository activity, such as merge requests and comments

• A managed CI configuration pipeline where you do not need to configure yaml files to build and deploy, unless customization is required. The default Code Studio pipeline performs the following:

  • Build

    • Install dependencies through Composer

    • Set up database service

  • Test

    • Code validation

    • Automatic execution of automated tests

  • Deploy

    • Automatic deployment to Cloud Platform

    • Creation and deletion of CDE (a temporary environment) on merge requests

• Automatic (scheduled) updates that update your Composer packages and deprecated code.