Environments
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What are environments?
An environment is an instance of an app that is specified by a group of shared parameters or servers. Environments are usually used to isolate a production app from testing, however, they can also differentiate multiple single-tenant deployments of the same app.
Bucket has three default environments: Production, Staging, and Development.
You can add, edit, and delete as many additional environments as you’d like.
All environments except Production can be edited or deleted at any time.
When you create your account, there are three default environments: Production, Staging, and Development.
Go to Settings
Under App: [Your App Name], click Environments
Fetch your unique publishable keys and/or secret keys to implement with an SDK or HTTP API.
This key is essential for integrating your applications with our platform. It ensures that events and data are attributed to the correct environment.
To create a new environment:
Head to the Settings page
Select the Environments menu item listed App: [Your App Name]
Click the + New environment button and give a name for your new environment.
If needed, you can rename the environment later
After clicking the Create button, the new environment will appear in the list alongside its associated publishable key and secret key.
The Production environment cannot be deleted or edited. New environments can be edited or deleted at any time.
You can switch between environments by:
Click the app switcher interface in the top-left corner of the browser
Click on an environment listed below the application's name to switch to that environment
When a non-Production environment is active, it will be displayed under the current application's name in the app switcher.
There are three levels of settings in Bucket:
Organization: Contains the organization-wide settings
App: [Your App Name]: Contains the application-wide settings
Environment: [Name]: Contain environment-specific settings for the current application.
When you're configuring application-wide settings, environments aren't applicable.
The following entities and configuration options are application-wide and not dependent on an environment:
Feature Views: They're application-wide except for their Slack Reporting settings,
Company Segments: They are shared across all environments. However, the companies in these segments will vary across environments.
There are environment-specific functionalities that are only allowed in the Production environment. These are:
Slack: Reporting settings in Features and Feature views can be configured from any environment, but are also reflected in the Production environment
Some configuration sections are disabled if the selected environment is not Production.
Some settings are Production environment-only and are disabled when a non-Production environment is active.
All other settings and functionalities are environment-specific. Anything that requires data to be sent from the clients is inherently environment-specific. This includes:
