# Launch a Code Editor application using the AWS CLI
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To configure and access your Code Editor integrated development environment through the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), you must create a Code Editor space. Be sure to meet the [Complete prerequisites](code-editor-admin-prerequisites.md) before going through the following steps. Use the following procedure to create and run a Code Editor space.

**To create and run a Code Editor space**

1. Access a space using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) or AWS IAM Identity Center authentication. For more information about accessing spaces using the AWS CLI, see *Accessing spaces using the AWS Command Line Interface* in [Amazon SageMaker Studio spaces](studio-updated-spaces.md). 

1. Create an application and specify `CodeEditor` as the `app-type` using the following command.

   If you use a GPU instance type when creating your Code Editor application, you must also use a GPU-based image.

   ```
   aws sagemaker create-app \
   --domain-id domain-id \
   --space-name space-name \
   --app-type CodeEditor \
   --app-name default \
   --resource-spec "SageMakerImageArn=arn:aws:sagemaker:region:account-id:image/sagemaker-distribution-cpu"
   ```

   For more information about available Code Editor image ARNs, see [Code Editor application instances and images](code-editor-use-instances.md).

1. After the Code Editor application is in service, launch the application using a presigned URL. You can use the `describe-app` API to check if your application is in service. Use the `create-presigned-domain-url` API to create a presigned URL:

   ```
   aws sagemaker create-presigned-domain-url \
   --domain-id domain-id \
   --space-name space-name \
   --user-profile-name user-profile-name \
   --session-expiration-duration-in-seconds 43200 \
   --landing-uri app:CodeEditor:
   ```

1. Open the generated URL to start working in your Code Editor application.