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### Cloud9 IDE 

AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that lets you write, run, and debug your code with just a browser

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Ad blockers, javascript disablers, and tracking blockers should be disabled for
the cloud9 domain, or connecting to the workspace might be impacted.
Cloud9 requires third-party-cookies. You can whitelist the [specific domains]( https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloud9/latest/user-guide/troubleshooting.html#troubleshooting-env-loading).
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Use Chrome or Firefox browsers to run this workshop.
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### Launch Cloud9 in your closest region:
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- Select **Next**
- Select **Next**
- Select **Next**
- Select **Create Stack**


Use the console to select the Cloud9 service

![serv](/images/andyt/Services-cloud9.jpg)

- In the Console select the eks-terraform Cloud9 IDE environment

![c9attachrole](/images/andyt/OpenIDE.jpg)

- Click **Open IDE**

- When it comes up, customize the environment by closing the **welcome tab**
and **lower work area**, and opening a new **terminal** tab in the main work area:
![c9before](/images/c9before.png)

- Your workspace should now look like this:
![c9after](/images/c9after.png)

- If you like this theme, you can choose it yourself by selecting **View / Themes / Solarized / Solarized Dark**
in the Cloud9 workspace menu.

:white_check_mark: Proceed to the next step