Getting started
Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service provides most configuration out of the box. After completing a few basic setup processes, your store will be up and running in no time. This guide walks you through creating and working with an instance. This guide also helps you set up your organization for success by ensuring your teams have proper access to Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service and the tools you need to get started.
Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service is a cloud-native commerce platform that provides flexibility, scalability, and efficiency for delivering digital commerce experiences. This SaaS offering is a fully managed, versionless platform that provides a seamless upgrade experience without the need for manual intervention.
Key components
Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service consists of the following components:
- Adobe Experience Cloud - Your central entry point to all Adobe Commerce products at experience.adobe.com
- Click Commerce under Quick Access to open the Commerce Cloud Manager
- Commerce Cloud Manager - Create and manage instances, access API URLs, and your Commerce Admin
- Adobe Admin Console - Manage users and roles
- Commerce Admin - Manage products, orders, customers, and store configuration
- Storefront powered by Edge Delivery Services - Create and customize a customer-facing storefront using a composable, high-performance system that delivers exceptional speed, SEO, and user experience for merchants and developers
- Adobe Developer App Builder - Build custom integrations using App Builder, along with other extensibility tools like the integration starter kit and API Mesh
Setup and management
As part of the Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service setup process, your system administrator, merchants, and developers configure access and resources for your organization, including provisioning cloud resources and assigning users to appropriate roles based on their responsibilities.
Setup and management workflow
As a combined group, the system administrator, merchant, and developer need to follow these essential steps to get your Commerce instance up and running:
- All Users: Create an instance
- System Administrator: Add users and assign roles
- Merchants: Access the Commerce Admin and import your catalog
- Developers: Set up your storefront and explore the developer platform
AEM Assets and Product Visuals workflow
The following steps are required to integrate Adobe Experience Manager Assets or Product Visuals powered by AEM Assets with Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service:
- System Administrator: Add users to the AEM Assets and Product Visuals product profile
- Developers: Integrate AEM Assets and Product Visuals
- Merchants: Access your AEM Assets and Product Visuals
Role-based setup and management tasks
Select a tab below to see high-level workflow graphics for the corresponding role:
This diagram provides a high-level overview of how system administrators and merchants access and manage Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service instances. See the Adobe Admin Console Guide for more information about administrator workflows.
This diagram provides a high-level overview of how developers create integrations for Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service using App Builder. See the API documentation for more information.
Select your role to find resources to get started with your setup process:
As a system administrator, you are responsible for setting up the organization and managing user access.
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| Task | Description | Resource |
| Understand the platform | Learn about Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service architecture and benefits | Overview |
| Compare features | Understand the differences between Cloud Service and other Adobe Commerce offerings | Feature comparison |
| Create an instance | Provision sandbox and production environments | Create an instance |
| Set up user management | Add users, assign roles, and manage permissions | User Management |
| Set up AEM Assets and Product Visuals (optional) | Add users, assign roles, and manage permissions | User Management |
As a merchant, you focus on managing products, orders, and storefront content.
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| Task | Description | Resource |
| Access your instance | Log into the Commerce Admin to manage your store | Access an instance |
| Explore use cases | Learn practical business scenarios and workflows | Use Cases |
| Import catalog | Learn about how to import your product data to the platform | Import your catalog |
| Access AEM Assets and Product Visuals (optional) | Access the experience manager to start using AEM Assets and Product Visuals | Access the Experience Manger interface |
As a developer, you need to know how to build custom integrations and extend platform functionality.
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| Task | Description | Resource |
| Understand architecture | Learn about the platform’s extensibility and APIs | Overview - Developer platform |
| Set up a development environment | Create a sandbox instance for development and testing | Create an instance |
| Build storefront | Learn how to set up and customize the Commerce Storefront | Storefront setup |
| Configure your storefront | Learn about how to set up your storefront | Storefront setup |
| Explore integration options | Learn about App Builder, API Mesh, and other extensibility tools you have access to | Overview - Developer platform |
| Integrate AEM Assets and Product Visuals (optional) | Learn how to integrate AEM Assets and Product Visuals with Adobe Commerce | AEM Assets integration |
Next steps
After completing your role-specific setup tasks:
- System Administrators: Review shared responsibility guidelines
- Merchants: Explore use cases for common business scenarios
- Developers: Check out the Adobe Commerce developer documentation
Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service basics
The following sections describe the basic processes you need to complete to get your Commerce instance up and running.
Create an instance
Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service instances use a credit-based system. You can create multiple instances, but each instance requires available credits. The number of credits you have initially depends on your subscription.
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Log in to your Adobe Experience Cloud account.
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Under Quick access, click Commerce to open the Commerce Cloud Manager.
The Commerce Cloud Manager displays a list of Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service instances that are available in your Adobe IMS organization.
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Click Add Instance in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Select Commerce as a Cloud Service.
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Enter a Name and Description for your instance.
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Choose the Environment Type for your instance. You can choose between the following options:
- Sandbox - Ideal for design and testing purposes. You should begin your Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service journey by using the sandbox environment.
- Production - For live stores and customer-facing sites.
note note NOTE - Sandbox instances are limited to the North America region.
- The option to install sample data is currently unavailable.
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Select the region where you want your instance hosted.
note note NOTE Once you have created your instance, you will not be able to modify the region. -
Click Add Instance.
Access an instance
After you create an instance, you can access it from the Commerce Cloud Manager.
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Log in to your Adobe Experience Cloud account.
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Under Quick access, click Commerce to open the Commerce Cloud Manager.
The Commerce Cloud Manager displays a list of instances that are available in your Adobe IMS organization.
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To open the Commerce Admin for an instance, click the instance name.
The base URLs for your Admin and endpoints differ based on region and environment, using the following pattern:
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Admin
- North America production Admin:
https://na1.admin.commerce.adobe.com - North America sandbox Admin:
https://na1-sandbox.admin.commerce.adobe.com - Europe production Admin:
https://eu1.admin.commerce.adobe.com
- North America production Admin:
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REST and GraphQL
- North America production GraphQL:
https://na1.api.commerce.adobe.com - North America sandbox GraphQL:
https://na1-sandbox.api.commerce.adobe.com - Europe production GraphQL:
https://eu1.api.commerce.adobe.com
- North America production GraphQL:
Import your catalog
By default, Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service instances do not include any product data. You have an option to include sample product data when you create an instance for testing and learning purposes before importing your own catalog.
There are two ways to import your catalog into Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service:
- Commerce Admin - A user-friendly interface that allows you to import your catalog data in a few clicks.
- Import JSON API - A REST API that allows you to import your catalog data programmatically.
Set up the storefront
Now that you have created an instance, you are ready to set up your storefront powered by Edge Delivery Services.