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# Environment
### Description
An **`environment`** is a logical grouping of cloud architectures that are supposed to have the same criticality or serve the same purpose. Like dev, staging, QA, prod…
Environments can be used to separate and **`isolate`** development, staging, and production resources, or to create dedicated environments for different teams or applications.
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Brainboard environments provide a flexible and powerful way to manage your cloud infrastructure. It is like a folder; you can put any logic that reflects your processes.
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### Create a new environment
You can define or create a new environment in the following two ways:
1. While creating a new project
2. While editing a new project
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* Multiple new environments can be defined at a time.
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## Predefined Environments
The following environments are already predefined in **Brainboard** for you to select from when creating a new project or assigning an environment to a project in project edit mode.
* Production
* Staging
* Test
* QA
* Sandbox
* UAT
### Creating a new environment in the New Project Details modal
1. To define a new environment at the time of new project creation, either go to **Settings > Projects** or simply click **Projects** in the left menu.
2. Click the **`Create project`** button.
3. Type in the new environment name that you want to create in the **`Environments`** field.
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Project environments are scoped to the individual project in which they are created. As a result, an environment defined for one project cannot be shared across multiple projects.
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### Creating a new environment in the Edit Project Details modal
1. To define a new environment at the time of editing a project, click **Settings** in the left menu.
2. Then click **Projects****.**
3. Click the **ellipses icon (three dots)** next to the project you want to define a new environment for.
4. Select **Edit project details** from the dropdown list.
5. Type in the new environment name that you want to create in the **`Environments`** field.
### Delete environment
To delete an environment other than the predefined environments, simply open the project in edit mode and click the **cross icon ****`(x)`** on the **environment name** that you want to delete.
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Pre-defined environments cannot be deleted.
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Deleting an environment will delete all architectures inside it. This action cannot be undone.
Therefore, you will be prompted with a confirmation message if there is an architecture associated with the environment you wish to delete.
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### Synchronize architectures across environments
Refer to the [Architecture Synchronization](/data/data-structure/cloud-architecture/synced-architectures.md) to know more about it.
By following these steps, you can effectively manage multiple environments in **Brainboard** and ensure that your infrastructure is consistent and reliable across all stages. This is the best way to eliminate the drift between different environments.
