Connect the Infrastructure Composer console with your local IDE - AWS Infrastructure Composer
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Connect the Infrastructure Composer console with your local IDE

To connect the Infrastructure Composer console with your local integrated development environment (IDE), use local sync mode. This mode automatically syncs and saves data to your local machine. For more information about local sync mode, see Locally sync and save your project in the Infrastructure Composer console. For instructions on using local sync mode, see Locally sync and save your project in the Infrastructure Composer console.

Note

The Activate local sync option is not available in every browser. It is available in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Benefits of using Infrastructure Composer with your local IDE

As you design in Infrastructure Composer, your local template and project directory are automatically synced and saved.

You can use your local IDE to view changes and modify your templates. Changes that you make locally are automatically synced to Infrastructure Composer.

You can use local tools such as the AWS Serverless Application Model Command Line Interface (AWS SAM CLI) to build, test, deploy your application, and more. The following example shows how you can drag and drop resources onto Infrastructure Composer's visual canvas which, in turn, creates markup in your AWS SAM template in your local IDE.

Using Infrastructure Composer with a local IDE to sync changes.

Integrate Infrastructure Composer with your local IDE

To integrate Infrastructure Composer with your local IDE

  1. In Infrastructure Composer, create or load a project, and activate local sync by selecting the Menu button at the top-right side of the screen and choosing Activate local sync.

    Note

    The Activate local sync option is not available in every browser. It is available in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

  2. In your local IDE, open the same project folder as Infrastructure Composer.

  3. Use Infrastructure Composer with your local IDE. Updates made in Infrastructure Composer will automatically sync with your local machine. Here are some examples of what you can do:

    1. Use your version control system of choice to track updates being performed by Infrastructure Composer.

      Making a change in Infrastructure Composer and viewing the git diff in your local IDE.

    2. Use the AWS SAM CLI locally to build, test, deploy your application, and more. To learn more, see Deploy your Infrastructure Composer serverless application to the AWS Cloud.

      Using sam build and sam deploy in your local IDE.