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Requirements
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Before you get started, ensure that you have:

*   An active Acquia Cloud Platform subscription.
*   An entitlement for Cloud IDE
    
    If you do not an entitlement for Cloud IDE in your subscription, contact your account manager.
    
*   Necessary user permissions to create and manage IDEs.

Prerequisites list
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Before you get started, complete the following tasks:

**S.No.**

**Task**

**Description**

1

[Create 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

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

Connect your IDE to Cloud Platform.

3

[Create or clone 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

[Push 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

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

Reset your working environment.