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Which environment in a default Acquia Cloud Platform Pro subscription is intended for production traffic?

Dev

Stage

Prod

Custom RA

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Key Facts: Acquia Cloud Pro Exam

65%

Passing Score

Acquia

60 Qs

Question Count

Acquia

75 min

Exam Duration

Acquia

$295

Exam Fee

Acquia

40-80 hrs

Study Time

Recommended

2 years

Cert Valid

Acquia

The Acquia Certified Cloud Pro exam has 60 multiple-choice questions in 75 minutes with a passing score of 65%. It tests Acquia Cloud Platform skills: environments (Dev/Stage/Prod/Custom), code branches/tags, database backups and copy, files sync, Cloud Hooks (post-code-deploy/post-db-copy/post-files-copy), acli, BLT, Pipelines, custom domains/SSL, Varnish, Acquia Edge, New Relic, and Insights.

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1Which environment in a default Acquia Cloud Platform Pro subscription is intended for production traffic?

A.Dev

B.Stage

C.Prod

D.Custom RA

Explanation: Acquia Cloud Pro provides three default environments: Dev, Stage, and Prod. The Prod environment is the live, customer-facing environment that receives production traffic and points to the production database. Dev and Stage are non-production environments used for active development and pre-production testing respectively. Custom RA/RB/RC environments can be added but are not part of the default Pro subscription.

2A developer needs to deploy a specific Git tag to the Stage environment on Acquia Cloud. Which deployment artifact does Acquia Cloud support for environment code references?

A.Only Git branches

B.Only Git tags

C.Git branches and Git tags

D.Only commit hashes

Explanation: Acquia Cloud Platform supports deploying either a Git branch or a Git tag to any environment (Dev, Stage, Prod, or custom). Tags are typically used for production deployments because they create an immutable reference to a specific commit, while branches are used in lower environments where ongoing development continues. This branch-or-tag model is set per environment from the Cloud UI or with the acli/Cloud API.

3In Acquia Cloud, which command-line tool is the official Acquia-supported CLI for managing applications, environments, and code/database/files operations?

A.drush

B.git

C.acli

D.wp-cli

Explanation: acli (Acquia CLI) is Acquia's official command-line interface for interacting with the Cloud Platform. It supports tasks such as authenticating, listing applications and environments, deploying code, copying databases and files between environments, tailing logs, and creating local development setups. Drush is Drupal's site-management CLI and runs on individual sites; Git manages source code; wp-cli is WordPress-specific.

4Which Cloud Hook fires after code is deployed (a different branch or tag is selected) to an environment on Acquia Cloud?

A.post-code-update

B.post-code-deploy

C.post-db-copy

D.post-files-copy

Explanation: The post-code-deploy Cloud Hook runs after a different branch or tag is deployed (switched) to an environment. The post-code-update hook is similar but fires when the same branch is updated with new commits (i.e., a Git push to the currently deployed branch). post-db-copy runs after a database copy; post-files-copy runs after a files copy. Knowing which event triggers which hook is essential to building reliable CI/CD with Acquia.

5Where do Cloud Hook scripts live in an Acquia Cloud application's repository?

A./sites/default/hooks/

B./hooks/ at the docroot

C./hooks/ at the repository root

D./scripts/cloud-hooks/ inside docroot

Explanation: Cloud Hooks must be stored in a directory named 'hooks' at the root of the Git repository (alongside the docroot, not inside it). Subdirectories under /hooks correspond to event names (for example /hooks/common/post-code-deploy, /hooks/dev/post-code-deploy). Acquia detects and executes scripts that are committed to this location and have the executable bit set.

6What is the maximum number of on-demand database backups Acquia Cloud retains per environment by default before older ones are pruned?

A.3

B.5

C.10

D.Unlimited until you delete them

Explanation: On-demand backups created by users in Acquia Cloud are retained until manually deleted; only automatic daily backups follow the platform's retention rotation (typically 14 days for daily backups on Cloud Pro). This makes on-demand backups appropriate for capturing pre-deployment snapshots that you intend to keep beyond the standard retention window. You should still budget storage and prune unneeded backups manually.

7A site builder needs to refresh Stage with the latest production database. Which Acquia Cloud action accomplishes this safely?

A.Use phpMyAdmin to dump and import

B.Use the Cloud UI 'Copy database' action from Prod to Stage

C.Manually copy /mnt/files between servers

D.Use rsync from a CVM

Explanation: The supported way to move a database between Acquia Cloud environments is to use the Cloud UI 'Copy database' action (or the equivalent acli/Cloud API call) from the source environment (Prod) to the target environment (Stage). This action takes a backup, transfers it, and imports it on the target, then triggers any post-db-copy Cloud Hooks (which is where you typically sanitize PII). Manual file or DB transfers bypass platform safeguards and hooks.

8Which Cloud Hook is the recommended place to scrub or anonymize PII after copying the production database to a non-production environment?

A.post-code-deploy

B.post-code-update

C.post-db-copy

D.fs-event-fired

Explanation: post-db-copy fires immediately after a database has been copied from one environment to another and is the standard place to run sanitization scripts (for example, drush sql-sanitize or custom queries to remove email addresses, phone numbers, and password hashes). Running sanitization here ensures PII is scrubbed in the lower environment before developers begin using it.

9Which Drupal directory is located on Acquia Cloud's shared NFS files mount and must be copied separately from the database when refreshing environments?

A./sites/all/modules

B./sites/default/files

C./core/modules

D./vendor

Explanation: User-uploaded files (images, documents, media) live in the public files directory at sites/default/files (or sites/<site>/files for multisite). On Acquia Cloud this directory is a symlink to a shared NFS-backed location (/mnt/files/...) so that all web servers in an environment see the same files. Code-managed directories like modules, core, and vendor come from the Git repository; only the files directory needs to be copied separately when refreshing an environment.

10Which file in an Acquia Cloud Drupal project is auto-included by Acquia's settings and provides per-environment database credentials and Memcached/Redis settings?

A.settings.php

B.sites/default/settings/local.settings.php

C.sites/default/settings.acquia.php (or settings/default.includes.settings.php in BLT projects)

D..htaccess

Explanation: On Acquia Cloud, the platform writes environment-specific configuration (database connection, Memcached/Redis hosts, hash salt) into an Acquia-managed include file. Drupal's settings.php is configured to require that include, so the same code can run on Dev, Stage, Prod, and locally without hard-coded credentials. Acquia BLT projects use the settings/default.includes.settings.php convention; older projects use settings.acquia.php.

About the Acquia Cloud Pro Exam

The Acquia Certified Cloud Pro exam validates skills required to host, deploy, and maintain Drupal applications on the Acquia Cloud Platform, including environments, code/database/files workflows, Cloud Hooks, acli/BLT, Pipelines, custom domains, SSL, Acquia Edge, Varnish caching, New Relic, Insights, and platform security.

Questions

60 scored questions

Time Limit

75 minutes

Passing Score

65%

Exam Fee

$295 (Acquia / Webassessor (Kryterion))

Acquia Cloud Pro Exam Content Outline

30%

Cloud Administration & Maintenance

Environments, code/db/files workflows, backups and retention, Drush aliases, Cloud SSH, scheduled jobs, team permissions, audit log

25%

Cloud Configuration

Cloud Hooks (post-code-deploy/update, post-db-copy, post-files-copy, fs-event-fired), settings.php/BLT includes, environment variables, secrets, custom domains, SSL

25%

Cloud Architecture

Cloud Pro vs Enterprise, HA load balancers, Varnish, web/db tiers, NFS files mount, Memcached/Redis, Acquia Edge, third-party CDNs, Site Studio, DAM, CMP, Acquia Search/Solr

20%

Operations & Troubleshooting

Logs (Apache/PHP/Drupal/Varnish), New Relic APM, Insights, 5xx incidents, performance tuning, rollback, incident response, Cloud Migrate

How to Pass the Acquia Cloud Pro Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 65%
Exam length: 60 questions
Time limit: 75 minutes
Exam fee: $295

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
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Acquia Cloud Pro Study Tips from Top Performers

1Build muscle memory for the four lifecycle Cloud Hooks: post-code-deploy, post-code-update, post-db-copy, post-files-copy

2Practice acli commands: auth:login, log:tail, pull:db/files/code, and api:* for application/environment management

3Know Acquia's repository conventions: /hooks at repo root, docroot/ or web/ as DocumentRoot, settings includes auto-loaded by Acquia

4Master Drush alias usage from a developer workstation and inside Cloud Hooks

5Understand the Varnish + load balancer + web tier + DB tier topology and how Acquia Purge invalidates the edge

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Acquia Certified Cloud Pro pass score and format?

The exam has 60 multiple-choice questions in 75 minutes with a 65% passing score. It is delivered through Webassessor (Kryterion), online-proctored or at a testing center.

How does Cloud Pro differ from Acquia Cloud Enterprise?

Cloud Pro is a single-region subscription with Dev/Stage/Prod (and optional custom environments). Cloud Enterprise adds multi-region/active-active topologies, dedicated infrastructure, HIPAA-eligible options, and stricter SLAs.

What experience is recommended before taking Cloud Pro?

Acquia recommends 6-12 months of hands-on experience hosting Drupal sites on Acquia Cloud, including using acli, Cloud Hooks, Drush aliases, and the Cloud UI for code/database/files operations.

How long should I study?

Most candidates study 4-8 weeks, investing 40-80 hours. Lab time inside an Acquia Cloud Pro trial or sandbox is the highest-yield preparation.

Which Cloud Hooks are tested most heavily?

post-code-deploy (branch/tag switch), post-code-update (push to current branch), post-db-copy (PII sanitization), and post-files-copy (file permission/derivative tasks) appear repeatedly. Know the trigger event for each.