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SageMaker Studio IDE

SageMaker Domain Required

Code Editor runs inside Amazon SageMaker Studio, which requires a SageMaker AI domain and a user profile. If you don't have a domain set up in your account, you must create one before using Code Editor.

For this workshop, we'll use SageMaker Studio Code Editor for convenience. It's a fully integrated development environment (IDE) based on Visual Studio Code that provides a ready-to-use environment in the cloud with the AWS CLI and federated account credentials already set up for you.

Don't have SageMaker Studio set up?

You can complete this entire workshop from your local machine using the AWS CLI. Just follow the Configure AWS CLI instructions and skip this page.

Prerequisites for Code Editor​

Before using Code Editor, verify the following:

  1. SageMaker AI Domain — You must have an active domain in your account. If not, follow the Quick Setup guide to create one (takes ~5 minutes).
  2. User Profile — Your IAM identity must have a user profile within the domain.
  3. Service Quotas — Code Editor runs on a compute instance (default: ml.t3.medium). Ensure your account has available quota for the instance type in your target region (us-west-2).

Key Features​

  • Familiar Layout: VS Code layout with support for multiple tabs and panels.
  • Terminal Access: Integrated terminal for running shell commands with pre-configured AWS credentials.
  • Extensions: Support for VS Code extensions to enhance functionality.
  • AWS CLI Pre-installed: No additional credential configuration required — federated credentials are automatically available.

Getting Started​

  1. (If needed) Create a SageMaker domain via Quick Setup.
  2. Navigate to your SageMaker Studio console.
  3. Click "Open Studio".
  4. From the launcher, navigate to "Code Editor" and click "Open" (or create a new Code Editor space).
  5. Choose your favorite theme.
  6. Open the terminal at the bottom of the screen.
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If the "Code Editor" option is not visible, ensure your user profile has the appropriate execution role permissions and that your domain allows Code Editor spaces.

For more detailed information, refer to the Code Editor documentation.