Abstract: An application platform in a cloud environment includes a portal to provide user access to a deployment manager. The deployment manager includes a user interface, a template library, a template editor, and a deployment mechanism. The user interface is configured in the portal. The template library includes a set of preconfigured templates, and each preconfigured template corresponds with one or more resources of the application platform. The template library is accessible via the user interface. The template editor receives one or more preconfigured templates from the set of preconfigured templates and facilitates user modification of the preconfigured template via the user interface. The deployment mechanism deploys a user-modified preconfigured template in the application platform via the user interface.