AEM Software Requirements

1. Install Java Development Kit (JDK)

Adobe Experience Manager is a Java application and this requires the Java SDK to support the development and the AEM as a Cloud Service SDK.

1. Download and install the latest release Java 11 SDK.
2. Verify Oracle Java 11 SDK is installed by running the command
3. Go to CMD Type Below Command
   $ java -version
4. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to your JDK installation directory.

2. Download AEM Quickstart Jar

1. Download the cloud SDK latest Jar from Download using your organization’s Adobe ID

2. Unzip downloaded aem-sdk-.zip file

3. Copy the Jar file to a separate working folder of yours.

4. Place the AEM Quickstart Jar (aem-quickstart-6.x.x.jar).

5. follow this link to create an instance AEM Local Instance Setup

3. Install Maven

Apache Maven is the open-source Java command-line tool used to build AEM Projects generated from the AEM Project Maven Archetype. All major IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, etc.) have integrated Maven support.

1. Download Maven

2. Install Maven

3. Open your Terminal/Command Prompt

4. Verify Maven is installed, using the command: $ mvn -v

4. Install Git

Git is the source control management system used by Adobe Cloud Manager and thus is required for development.

1. Download and install Git

2. Open your Terminal/Command Prompt

3. Verify Git is installed, using the command: $ git –version

5. Install Node.js (and npm)

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment used to work with the front-end assets of an AEM project’s UI. frontend sub-project. Node.js is distributed with npm, which is the defacto Node.js package manager, used to manage JavaScript dependencies.

1. Download and install Node.js

2. Open your Terminal/Command Prompt

3. Verify Node.js is installed, using the command: $ node -v

4. Verify npm is installed, using the command: $ npm -v

Set up the development IDE

IntelliJ IDEA is a powerful IDE for Java development. IntelliJ IDEA comes in two flavors, a free Community edition and a commercial (paid) Ultimate version. The free Community version is sufficient for AEM development, however, the Ultimate expands its capability set.

1. Download IntelliJ IDEA
2. Download the Repo tool Optional

Open or create a new Maven project.

6. Configure AEM Server in IDE

In IntelliJ IDEA:

• Go to File > Settings. Navigate to Plugins and ensure AEM-related plugins are installed.
• Go to Run > Edit Configurations. Add a new configuration for your AEM server.

Start AEM

• To start AEM in author mode: java -jar aem-quickstart-6.x.x.jar -r author
• To start AEM in publish mode: java -jar aem-quickstart-6.x.x.jar -r publish


This will start AEM and create a CRX-quickstart directory where the AEM repository and other configurations are stored.

Build and Deploy the Project

• Use Maven to build and deploy your AEM project to the local AEM instance.
• mvn clean install -PautoInstallPackage


7. Debugging

To debug your AEM instance:

• Start AEM with remote debugging enabled.

• java -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=30303,server=y,suspend=n -jar aem-quickstart-6.x.x.jar -r author