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title: "Cloud IDE - January 17, 2021"
date: "2025-09-12T05:57:24+00:00"
summary: "Cloud IDE updates: Git config, new features, Composer 2 default, and various tool upgrades for improved development workflow."
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/cloud-ide/release/2021-01-17/75516-cloud-ide-january-17-2021"
id: "12356963-5319-4656-a9d5-87de6fecfa0a"
---

*   Feature Cloud IDE now automatically configures the Git user and email address.
*   Feature Cloud IDE now supports the `AH_SITE_NAME` environment variable.
*   Feature Cloud IDE now supports more Cloud Platform mount points and directory structures.
*   Change The `composer` executable now defaults to Composer 2.
*   Change Composer 1 is now available by invoking the `composer1` executable.
*   Change Cloud IDE now defaults to the UTC timezone.
*   Change The global Drush is updated to [8.4.5](https://github.com/drush-ops/drush/releases/tag/8.4.5).
*   Change Ruby is updated to [2.7.1](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2020/03/31/ruby-2-7-1-released/).
*   Change Acquia CLI is updated to [1.4.0](https://github.com/acquia/cli/releases/tag/1.4.0).
*   Change MySQL is updated to [5.7.31](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-31.html).
*   Change GitHub CLI is updated to [1.4.0](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v1.4.0).
*   Fix The `AH_SITE_GROUP` environment variable was not correctly populated for certain applications.
*   Fix It was possible to update PHP alternatives to an unsupported version.

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_The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error-free. If you encounter any errors, contact Acquia Support._