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RiteshY18
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RiteshY18Community Advisor
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March 19, 2024

Adobe AEM Cloud Service SDK download for local development

  • March 19, 2024
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Hello All, 

 

Is it possible to get Adobe Sandbox or AEM Cloud Service SDK download for local development, i tried following the Adobe documentation but could not download SDK as it requires an approved Adobe account.

any suggestion here?

 

Thank you,

Rite18

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DPrakashRaj
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DPrakashRajCommunity Advisor
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March 20, 2024
  • The quickstart jar and Dispatcher Tools can be downloaded as a zip file from the Software Distribution portal. Access to the SDK listings is limited to people who have environments on AEM Managed Services or AEM as a Cloud Service.


https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-cloud-service/content/implementing/developing/aem-as-a-cloud-service-sdk

 

    Ankur_Khare
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    Ankur_KhareCommunity Advisor
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    March 20, 2024

    You need to have access to your environment or the company which you are working for will have access and you should be the member of the same then only you can download from software distribution.

      arunpatidar
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      arunpatidarCommunity Advisor
      Community Advisor
      March 20, 2024

      Hi @riteshy18 
      Please check https://aemlab.blogspot.com/2020/09/aemaacs-setup.html 

      Arun Patidar
        kautuk_sahni
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        kautuk_sahniCommunity Manager
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        March 20, 2024

        @riteshy18 Did you find the suggestions from users helpful? Please let us know if more information is required. Otherwise, please mark the answer as correct for posterity. If you have found out solution yourself, please share it with the community.

        Kautuk Sahni
        RiteshY18
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        RiteshY18Community AdvisorAuthor
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        March 20, 2024

        No, I am aware of the current step suggested - Thank you all for your time and suggestion, my question what if a person not have an approved Adobe account or is working for an Adobe Solution partner, just a student who wants to learn AEM so how he can get the SDK for learning purpose.

         

        Is it okay to share SDK [downloaded from Adobe approved channel/ suggested on this thread ] with a student ?

        VuongNguyen
        VuongNguyen
        Level 2
        November 12, 2025

        Hi Ritesh, 

        Yes — you can absolutely set up AEM Cloud Service SDK for local development, but you’ll need an Adobe Experience Cloud account that’s linked to your organization’s program (since the SDK is only available through the official Software Distribution Portal.

        Once you have access, I’ve written a step-by-step guide showing how to:

        • Download the latest AEM SDK (Author + Publish + Dispatcher Tools)

        • Set up both local instances on macOS/Windows

        • Configure HTTPS and validate replication locally

        You can follow the full tutorial here:
        Setting Up AEM SDK and Local Environment

        That covers everything — from SDK access to local HTTPS setup — all tested with the latest (v2025.x) AEM build.

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