CRX/DE Lite isn’t accessible on development author environments in AEM as a Cloud Service
In Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, the CRX/DE Lite interface doesn’t load on some cloud development author environments. This blocks repository-level inspection and development tasks that previously relied on /crx/de. To fix this, use Repository Browser in the cloud environment and use CRX/DE Lite in the local AEM SDK for repository-level development.
Description description
Environment
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Development author environments, including Assets development environments
Issue/Symptoms
- When you try to access the CRX/DE Lite interface at
<author-url>/crx/de/index.jsp, the page doesn’t load or isn’t accessible. - The issue is reproducible when you navigate directly to the CRX/DE Lite URL for the development author environment.
- No specific error message appears, or the interface returns a not-found response instead of loading.
- This issue blocks repository-level development or inspection tasks that previously relied on CRX/DE Lite.
Cause
CRX/DE Lite isn’t available on some AEM as a Cloud Service cloud environments. Repository access in cloud environments is limited to supported tools such as Repository Browser, while CRX/DE Lite remains available in the local AEM SDK for development use.
Resolution resolution
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
- Verify that the development author environment is running and accessible.
- Open
<author-url>/crx/de/index.jspand confirm that the CRX/DE Lite interface doesn’t load. - Use Repository Browserfrom the Developer Console for repository inspection in the cloud environment.
- Note: Repository Browser provides read-only access to repository resources and properties in AEM as a Cloud Service environments.
- Use Package Manager if you need to upload, download, or manage content packages.
- Use the local AEM SDK if you need CRX/DE Lite for repository-level development tasks.
- Note: CRX/DE Lite remains available in the local AEM SDK.
- If you still can’t complete the required task, contact Adobe Support.