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Resources for AEM Edge Delivery (Helix / Franklin / AEM.live) Development

Here is a list of Adobe-provided as well as community-provided links for working with AEM Live / Helix / Edge Delivery.

Updated 3 Oct 2024

Edge Delivery Documentation

Official Edge Delivery Documentation & Adobe Resources

AEM Live Documentation: Documentation (www.aem.live )
- Helix Development Best Practices: Development Collaboration and Good Practices (www.aem.live )
- AEM.live / Helix Admin API reference: https://www.aem.live/docs/admin.html
AEM-LIVE Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@aem-live
AEM Edge Delivery Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1131492224371277874/1131589071634956298
AEM Community: AEM Live community with Edge Delivery & AEM-related discussion, events and recordings: AEM Community (www.aem.live)
Developer Tutorials:
- Google Docs - https://aem.live/developer/tutorial
- Document Authoring - https://aem.live/developer/da-tutorial

Edge Delivery Site Repositories

Repos for existing Edge Delivery sites & projects

Adobe’s Helix Sites list: github repos for sites built on AEM Edge Delivery - Sites built with Adobe Experience Manager (github.com)
Adobe DA Sites list: da-sites (github.com)
AEM Importer: https://github.com/adobe/helix-importer/tree/main - formerly “Helix Importer” - tool for converting existing site content to Edge Delivery. Also note the html2jcr branch here which is used for sites that will be authored in Universal Editor & stored in the JCR as opposed to document-based Edge Delivery
Netcentric’s eddys-collection: A collection of blocks, tools and best-practices for Edge Delivery https://github.com/Netcentric/eddys-collection

Community Articles & Blogs on Edge Delivery

Arbory:
- Blog | What is AEM Edge Delivery Services/Helix/AEM Franklin/Next Gen Composability? (arborydigital.com)
Community:
- Arun’s custom taxonomy & tagging library for Edge Delivery: Customize Sidekick Library in Adobe Edge Delivery Service: Tagging Integration Guide for Document-Based Authoring | by Arun Patidar | Sep, 2024 | Medium
- Mayur's step-by-step project guide for EDS setup
- Imran's overview article on the Edge Delivery code structure
- Juan's article on Using the AEM Universal Editor with Edge Delivery Services (as well as setup notes)
- Tom Cranstoun’s Developer guide to Edge Delivery:
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 0 (allabout.network) - Introduction to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 1 (allabout.network) - Basics blocks & block variations
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 2 (allabout.network) - Basic blocks
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 3 (allabout.network) - using spreadsheets
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 4 (allabout.network) - Building an App with Json
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 5 (allabout.network) - Building a React app with documents as the source
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 6 (allabout.network) - Json and Github
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 7 (allabout.network) - additional blocks
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 8 (allabout.network) - how to use AI effectively with Edge Delivery Services
  - Developer Guide to Document Authoring with Edge Delivery Services - Part 9 (allabout.network) - Comprehensive Guide to AEM Edge Delivery Services Development
- AEM Edge Delivery Services - Consider these 5 things | - Raf Winterpacht on EDS considerations
- Bounteous Edge Delivery Search utility (written in Rust, plug-in search service) Search Utility for Edge Delivery Services
- Edge Delivery Performance demystified - article by Meticulous Digital on measuring EDS performance

Video Presentations

Presentations from Adobe Summit, AdaptTo and other Podcasts

Adobe Summit 2024
- On Adobe.com moving to Edge Delivery Mastering the CMS Maze: How Adobe.com Standardizes for Scale and Speed
- Edge Delivery & E-Commerce at Hanes: E-Comm Masterclass: HanesBrands Creates the World’s Fastest Storefront
- Edge Delivery tooling overview Accelerating CMS projects with Edge Delivery Services in AEM Sites
AdaptTo 2024
- [coming soon]

Please contact us here if you have any Edge Delivery related resources that you feel should be on the list!

About the Authors

Tad Reeves

Principal Architect at Arbory Digital

Tad has been working with Adobe products since 2010 and has extensive experience in website infrastructure. Starting in 1996, he has worn nearly every hat in website delivery from solution architecture to product management, and has over two decades of experience. He loves that Arbory gives him the opportunity to provide honest and effective solutions, even if it means challenging prevailing sales perspectives. When Tad isn’t working, he enjoys mountain biking and exploring nature with his wife & 3 kids.

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Drew Oliver Cummings

AEM Developer at Arbory Digital

Writer and software developer with experience in technical writing, Python development, and AEM.

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