AEM CQ5 Tutorials
Build editable templates in AEMaaCS: where templates and policies live in /conf, Template Editor modes, allowed components and Style System styles for custom components.
Generate an AEM as a Cloud Service project with the cloud archetype and learn what core, ui.apps, ui.config, ui.content, all and dispatcher ship and where each lands.
Learn how to use Sling Context-Aware Configuration in AEM as a Cloud Service to give every site its own settings: annotation interface, sling:configRef, /conf storage, a Sling Model with ConfigurationBuilder and deployment through ui.content.
Install Java 21, the AEM SDK, the Dispatcher SDK and the aio CLI, then connect to a Rapid Development Environment, step by step with checks at each stage.
Trace a request through the CDN, Dispatcher and publish on AEMaaCS, see how content and code reach each tier, and read cache headers to find which layer served a response.
Understand the AEMaaCS platform model for developers: continuous updates, mutable and immutable content, and the core vocabulary of programs, environments, pipelines, RDEs, Dispatcher and CDN.
Moving from AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service? Learn the habits developers must unlearn, the cloud-safe replacements, and a practical AEMaaCS migration checklist.