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title: "Getting started with Cloud IDE"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Streamline your development process with Cloud IDE's integrated environment. Learn how to create, configure, and use this powerful tool for efficient coding and seamless deployment of your Drupal applications."
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Cloud IDE offers a fully integrated development environment that simplifies and optimizes your coding and deployment workflows.

Checklist to get started
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Use the following checklist to get started with Cloud IDE:

**S.No.**

**Step**

**Description**

1

[Creating a Cloud IDE](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/creating-cloud-ide "Creating Cloud IDE")

Create a Cloud IDE to start developing your applications.

2

[Configuring your IDE](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/configuring "Configuring")

Connect your IDE to Cloud Platform.

3

[Creating or cloning a Drupal application in IDE](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/creating-or-cloning-drupal-application "Creating or cloning a Drupal application")

Create a new Drupal application or import your existing Drupal application from the Cloud Platform into your IDE.

4

[Pushing changes to Cloud Platform](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/pushing-changes-cloud-platform "Pushing changes to Cloud Platform")

Push code, database, and files to Cloud Platform.

5

[Resetting your workspace](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/resetting-cloud-ide-workspace "Resetting the Cloud IDE workspace")

Reset your working environment.