The core paradigm for the Java Content Repository (JCR), the repository for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is Everything is Content. This principal drives the flexibility which made AEM a market-leading solution. It does, however, come with a downside, managing the initial repository state is challenging since the repository state is a combination of the content, code and configuration for an AEM application.
Managing this initial state is important for developers and administrators to be able to stand up local instances, standing up new environments and keeping environments in sync.
Multiple teams have build parts of a solution to this problem, including:
Netcentric Access Control Tool
ACS AEM Commons Ensure Service User
ACS AEM Commons Authorizable Packager
Apache Sling Service User Web Console
AEM Content Packages
Recently though, another solution has come to the fore for configuring the initial repository state.
