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title: "Creating a Drupal application"
date: "2024-10-28T07:22:31+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to create a Drupal application in Cloud IDE with our step-by-step guide. From selecting your project type to completing the setup, we'll walk you through the entire process for a smooth development experience."
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After you [create](#ide-setup) and [configure your IDE](#ide-configure), you can create a Drupal application. To create a Drupal application in your IDE:

1.  Click **CREATE A NEW APPLICATION**.

![ide_creating-drupal-application.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/5b8a3a5a-aa53-4c9f-8dc2-5af61e1a52af/web/ide_creating-drupal-application.png?w=1090&itok=ztqzC7c5)

The system displays a terminal window that asks you about the type of Drupal application that you want to create.

![ide_creating-drupal-application-1.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/ca8ba77e-82f9-4f0a-955b-4058e92aebe6/web/ide_creating-drupal-application-1.png?w=1090&itok=nYAHzeOK)

2\. Enter the number of your choice.  
This creates and installs the Drupal application code, databases, and files in Cloud IDE.

3\. To complete the Drupal setup, select **Manage Drupal Application >** **Open Drupal Application**, and complete the rest of the steps.

![ide_creating-drupal-application-2.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/80e342c1-17aa-48a3-9119-df9a1bbb47df/web/ide_creating-drupal-application-2.png?w=1090&itok=V0bREI6X)

Note

To install `acquia/drupal-recommended-project` on Cloud IDE, ensure that you complete the steps to install and enable the [MySQL 8.0 to 5.7 backport database driver for upgrading to Drupal 11](/acquia-cloud-platform/mysql-80-57-backport-database-driver-upgrading-drupal-11 "MySQL 8.0 to 5.7 backport database driver for upgrading to Drupal 11").