It's your IDE, but now it's in the Cloud.
The only web-based developer environment built for Drupal, Cloud IDE has everything you need to write great code. Get comfortable, this'll be fun.
Built for Drupal
Cloud IDE offers a best in class visual code editor and integrated development environment with everything you could need: Composer, Drush, Xdebug, code quality tools, Git support, and more.
Get coding faster
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Drupal-Specific IDE
When you're using an IDE that's developed for your platform, your build process suddenly gets that much easier.
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Setup in a Flash
Create your IDE on the click of a button. Worry less about install and setup, and start coding faster.
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Available Anywhere
At your desk or on the go, Cloud IDE is available wherever and whenever you want to start coding.
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Less Debugging, Less Maintenance
A cleaner, more streamlined approach to Dev means you're spending less time working out the kinks. So your coding sessions are more productive.
Sync, edit, and go
Lightning fast synchronization to and from Acquia Cloud Platform environments. Make code changes and deploy seamlessly. All it takes is a click.
A Fully Equipped Developer Platform
Less setup and debugging, more innovation with the ONLY cloud-based development environment for Drupal.
Simply submitting a pull request can assemble code, test it, and deploy it in a new environment.
| Productivity | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
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Time required to be productive
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A few hours to several weeks
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5-15min
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Optimized Drupal environment
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Manual
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√
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Optimized AWS networking
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X
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√
|
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Dedicated hardware per IDE
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X
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√
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Firewall exceptions
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Manual
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Not Needed
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Non-admin access sufficient
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X
|
√
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Low bandwidth requirements
|
X
|
√
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| Development Tools | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
|
Source code editor & IDE
|
√
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√
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Git / Git UI integration
|
√
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√
|
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PHP Code Sniffer
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Manual
|
√
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|
Composer / Composer 2
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Manual
|
√
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Drush Launcher
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Manual
|
√
|
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Preconfigured XDebug
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Manual
|
√
|
|
Node.js / NPM / NVM
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Manual
|
√
|
|
Ruby / RVM
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Preconfigured Chromedriver
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Built-in Site Preview & Terminal
|
√
|
√
|
|
Preinstalled Drupal Plugins
|
√
|
√
|
| Security | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
|
Environment Isolation
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Role-based Access
|
X
|
√
|
|
Automated User Data Sanitization
|
X
|
√
|
|
Single Sign-on
|
X
|
√
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| Acquia Integrations | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
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Code, Database and Files Synchronization
|
Manual
|
√
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|
Prod-matched PHP Configuration
|
X
|
√
|
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Customizable PHP & MySQL
|
√
|
√
|
|
Acquia CLI
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Preconfigured Drupal Best Practices
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Auto-configured Database Connection
|
Manual
|
√
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