DRUPAL'S DEV ENVIRONMENT
Built by Drupalists, for Drupalists. The only cloud-based IDE for Drupal is here, and it's designed to give developers the freedom to innovate.
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Cloud Developer Experience
Innovation is key. Spend less time on setup and debugging and focus on the code with the only cloud-based development environment that's made for Drupal.
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CLI Tools
With terminal access to every Cloud Platform API endpoint, you can fully automate your development workflow. That's a lot of power in your terminal.
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CI/CD & Deployment Automation
With Pipelines and Continuous Delivery Environments (CDEs),you can assemble your code, test it, and deploy it. Just submit a pull request.
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RESTful Interface via JSON:API
An API-first CMS architecture, pioneered by Drupal and put to work by Acquia. Built on RESTful APIs, with support for Node.js, JSON:API and GraphQL.
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Enterprise Workflows
Streamline your processes and make it easier for marketers and developers to collaborate and build the core of your customer experience. This is where code and content come together.
| 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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√
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Low bandwidth requirements
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X
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√
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| Development Tools | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
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Source code editor & IDE
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√
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√
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Git / Git UI integration
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√
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√
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PHP Code Sniffer
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Manual
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√
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Composer / Composer 2
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Manual
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√
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Drush Launcher
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Manual
|
√
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Preconfigured XDebug
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Manual
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√
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|
Node.js / NPM / NVM
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Manual
|
√
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|
Ruby / RVM
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Manual
|
√
|
|
Preconfigured Chromedriver
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Manual
|
√
|
|
Built-in Site Preview & Terminal
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√
|
√
|
|
Preinstalled Drupal Plugins
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Manual
|
√
|
|
Web based DB tools
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Manual
|
√
|
| Security | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
|
Environment Isolation
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Manual
|
√
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|
Role-based Access
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X
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√
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Automated User Data Sanitization
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X
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√
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Single Sign-on
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X
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√
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| Acquia Integrations | Local Env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE |
|---|---|---|
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Code, Database and Files Synchronization
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Manual
|
√
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|
Prod-matched PHP Configuration
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X
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√
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|
Customizable PHP & MySQL
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√
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√
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|
Acquia CLI
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Preconfigured Drupal Best Practices
|
Manual
|
√
|
|
Auto-configured Database Connection
|
Manual
|
√
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