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Setting up an EDS project with the correct Adobe repository in AEMaaCS

Last update: Thu Feb 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Setting up an Edge Delivery Services (EDS) project in AEMaaCS requires using the correct Adobe boilerplate repository. This article explains how to create a GitHub repository with the EDS-specific template and configure AEM so your site opens and edits properly in Universal Editor.

Description description

Environment

  • Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) – Sites
  • EDS (Edge Delivery Services)

Issue/Symptoms

  • The provided repository is not configured for EDS.
  • Unable to open or edit the site after setup.

Resolution resolution

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new GitHub repository using Adobe’s AEM Boilerplate XWalk template for Edge Delivery Services.
  2. Integrate the AEM Code Sync application with your repository.
  3. Edit the fstab.yaml file to point to your AEM Author service URL.
  4. Define path mappings in the paths.json file to establish relationships between authoring paths and public website paths.
  5. Download the latest AEM Authoring with Edge Delivery Services Site Template from XWalk Boilerplate Releases.
  6. Sign in to your AEM as a Cloud Service authoring instance and navigate to Sites > Sites Console.
  7. Click Create, then select Site from Template.
  8. On the Select a site template tab, click Import and upload the downloaded site template.
  9. Once imported, select the template and click Next.
  10. Provide required fields such as site title (with prefix), site name, and GitHub URL of your created project, then click Create.
  11. Confirm that you see a pop-up indicating that a background job has been submitted for site creation; dismiss this message by clicking Okay.
  12. Confirm that a pop-up appears indicating a background job was submitted for site creation, then click Okay to dismiss it.
  13. Open index.html of your newly created site and click Edit in the toolbar.
  14. The Universal Editor should open in a new tab; sign in if prompted to begin editing your page.
  15. Verify that you can view and edit your site using Universal Editor.

Note: Use the EDS-specific boilerplate repository to ensure proper configuration of Edge Delivery Services projects in AEMaaCS.

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