aws-cloud9

Manage cloud-based development environments.

TLDR

Create a new Cloud9 EC2 environment with a t2.micro instance

$ aws cloud9 create-environment-ec2 --name [my-env] --instance-type t2.micro --image-id amazonlinux-2023-x86_64

List all Cloud9 environments in the account

$ aws cloud9 list-environments

Describe specific environments by ID

$ aws cloud9 describe-environments --environment-ids [env-id-1] [env-id-2]

Get the status of an environment

$ aws cloud9 describe-environment-status --environment-id [env-id]

Add a member to an environment with read-write permissions

$ aws cloud9 create-environment-membership --environment-id [env-id] --user-arn [arn:aws:iam::account:user/username] --permissions read-write

Delete an environment and its associated EC2 instance

$ aws cloud9 delete-environment --environment-id [env-id]

aws cloud9 is the AWS CLI interface for AWS Cloud9, a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) for writing, running, and debugging code. Cloud9 provides a browser-based editor, debugger, and terminal, and comes pre-configured with essential tools for popular programming languages.Cloud9 environments run on EC2 instances and support collaborative development with real-time pair programming capabilities.

COMMANDS

create-environment-ec2

Create a new development environment with an EC2 instance

delete-environment

Delete an environment and terminate its EC2 instance

describe-environments

Get details about one or more environments

describe-environment-status

Check the current status of an environment

list-environments

List all environment IDs in the account

create-environment-membership

Add a user to an environment

update-environment-membership

Change a member's permissions

delete-environment-membership

Remove a user from an environment

CAVEATS

AWS Cloud9 is no longer available to new customers as of 2024; AWS recommends migrating to AWS IDE Toolkits or AWS CloudShell. Existing customers can continue using the service. create-environment-ec2 now requires --image-id (for example amazonlinux-2023-x8664, ubuntu-22.04-x8664; older AMIs such as ubuntu-18.04 are deprecated). Environments incur EC2 costs even when the IDE is not actively used unless auto-hibernation via --automatic-stop-time-minutes is configured.

HISTORY

AWS Cloud9 was acquired by Amazon in 2016 after being founded as an independent company in 2010. It was integrated into AWS as a managed service, providing browser-based IDE capabilities. In 2024, AWS announced Cloud9 would no longer accept new customers.

RESOURCES

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