Code Studio with Acquia CLI

Use when:

• Setting up a new Code Studio project for a Cloud application
• Changing the PHP version used in Code Studio builds
• Migrating an existing acquia-pipelines.yml to a .gitlab-ci.yml file

Note: This skill covers Code Studio setup only. To trigger builds, check job status, or stream logs, use pipelines-cli (pipelines-cli-pipeline-operations).

Code Studio is Acquia's GitLab-based CI/CD platform. It runs build pipelines, automated tests, and deployments for your Cloud Platform applications.

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Set Up Code Studio (Wizard)

The wizard creates and configures a Code Studio project for your application:

acli codestudio:wizard

Alias: acli cs:wizard

The wizard will:

1. Authenticate with your Cloud Platform application
2. Connect to your GitLab instance
3. Create or configure a Code Studio project
4. Set up CI/CD variables

Non-interactive (provide all credentials upfront):

acli codestudio:wizard \
  --key="$ACQUIA_KEY" \
  --secret="$ACQUIA_SECRET" \
  --gitlab-token="$GITLAB_TOKEN" \
  --gitlab-project-id=12345 \
  --gitlab-host-name=code.acquia.com

Security: Never pass credential values directly in the command line — they appear in shell history and process listings. Always source them from environment variables or a secrets manager.

Options:

Option	Description
--key	Cloud Platform API key for Code Studio to use
--secret	Cloud Platform API secret for Code Studio to use
--gitlab-token	GitLab personal access token
--gitlab-project-id	Integer project ID of the GitLab project to configure
--gitlab-host-name	GitLab hostname (defaults to Acquia's instance)

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Change PHP Version in Code Studio

Update the PHP version used in Code Studio build containers:

acli codestudio:php-version <version>

Example:

acli codestudio:php-version 8.2
acli codestudio:php-version 8.3

Typical Workflow: Onboard to Code Studio

# Step 1: Set up Code Studio project
acli codestudio:wizard

# Step 2: Set PHP version if needed
acli codestudio:php-version 8.2

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Best Practices

1. Run the wizard first — It sets up all required CI/CD variables automatically.
2. Use environment variables for credentials in CI — Pass --key, --secret, and --gitlab-token via environment variables (e.g., --key="$ACQUIA_KEY"), never as literal values. Store secrets in your CI/CD platform's secret store.
3. Match PHP versions — Ensure codestudio:php-version matches the version in your composer.json platform requirements.

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Troubleshooting

"GitLab project not found"

Verify the project ID and that your token has access:

# Re-run wizard interactively to select the right project
acli codestudio:wizard

Authentication errors

Ensure your Cloud API key/secret are valid:

acli auth:login
acli auth:me

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Related Topics

• Getting Started — Authentication setup
• Environment Management — Deploy to environments
• Pull & Push — Push build artifacts