Environments

Environments are used to aggregate project resources, such as repositories, to simplify their management.

Artifactory contains two default environments - DEV (Development) and PROD (Production), and additional custom environments can be created for specific projects, or for all projects, as needed. Each repository can be assigned to one or more environments, a feature that enables you to allocate repositories in ways that best serve the needs of your organization. Multiple repositories can be assigned to the same environment.

You can create custom environments at the global level, where they are available for users of all projects, or at the project level for the members of that project. At the project level, specific roles can be assigned to custom environments, which enable you to implement a more granular permissions model for that project.

Environment Management Workflow

The following workflow shows how you can create and manage environments.

#	Procedure	Using Platform UI	Using APIs
1	Create a global environment	Create a Custom Global Environment	Create Global EnvironmentCreate Global Environment POST ${baseUrl}/v1/environments
2	Create a project environment	Create a Custom Project Environment	Create Project EnvironmentCreate Project Environment POST ${baseUrl}/v1/projects/{project_key}/environments
3	Edit a global role and assign an environment	Assign Environments to Global and Project Roles	Edit a Global RoleEdit a Global Role PUT ${baseUrl}/v1/roles/{role}
3	Create a custom global role and assign an environment	Create Custom Global Roles	Create a Custom Global RoleCreate a Custom Global Role POST ${baseUrl}/v1/roles
4	Create a project role and assign an environment	Create Project Roles	Create RoleCreate Role POST ${baseUrl}/v1/projects/{project_key}/roles
5	Assign repositories to each environment	Configuring a Local RepositoryConfigure a Local Repository	Update Repository ConfigurationUpdate Repository Configuration Based on changes made in the Repository Configuration JSON.Repository Configuration JSON
6	Delete a custom environment	Delete a Custom Environment	Delete Global EnvironmentDelete Global Environment DELETE ${baseUrl}/v1/environments/{environment_name}