--- title: "Managing Environments" date: "2025-06-25T14:00:14+00:00" summary: "Learn how to configure applications in Cloud Platform and Multi-Experience Operations. Discover the process of creating, managing, and provisioning applications across different environments for optimal web service delivery." image: type: "page" url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/multi-experience-operations/managing-environments" id: "364bb63e-db32-4a15-a1af-83818ecb89cb" --- Table of contents will be added In Multi-Experience Operations, you can associate environments to sites. Use this option to create site instances. This ensures that the system creates databases and associates domains to sites.  Note You cannot create an environment. To get an environment created from your codebase, contact your account manager. Accessing environments ---------------------- To have additional environments created for your subscription, contact your account manager. You can associate an environment with sites to create site instances. You can view your environment details through the Cloud Platform user interface. The number of environments that you can create from a codebase is based on your Multi-Experience Operations entitlement. To access an environment: 1. [Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface](https://cloud.acquia.com/). 2. Go to **Codebases**. The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases. 3. Select the number in the **Environment** column. ![meo_environment](https://acquia.widen.net/content/f9b19ff4-5bab-4f7f-aa10-16435d1efc1e/web/c7685_meo_environment.png?w=720&itok=D4VACVkK) This displays the Environments page and lists all the environments created from the codebase. ![meo_environment_detail](https://acquia.widen.net/content/e0ac97ed-760f-412c-a160-af783f8585eb/web/ada01_meo_environment_detail.png?w=480&itok=3ma7KDmq) You can view the following information about your environment: * Name of the environment * Branch associated with the environment * **Production** label associated with a production environment Environment Overview page ------------------------- ![meo_environment_overview](https://acquia.widen.net/content/ca348d25-73de-46f5-b5dc-11e6e7ec6990/web/2f96c_meo_environment_overview.png?w=480&itok=q13TG5nJ) The Environment Overview page has the following fields and action items: Field Description **Description** Displays the description for the environment. The system displays this field only if you have added a description for the environment through **Actions > Edit description**. **Environment type** Displays the type of environment. For example, Production or Non-production. **Protection mode** Indicates if the Protection mode is enabled or disabled for production environments. This option is displayed only for production environments. For more information, visit [Using the Protection mode](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/multi-experience-operations/using-protection-mode "Using the Protection mode"). **Codebase** Displays the codebase that is used to create the environment. **Current code version** Displays the current code version. For example, master. **PHP Version** Displays the PHP version of the environment. **Switch code** Enables you to select a new tag or branch that you want to push to the environment. For more information, visit [Switching code](#switch-code). **Actions > Enable Protection mode** or **Disable Protection mode** Use this option to turn the Protection mode on or off. For more information, visit [Using the Protection mode](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/multi-experience-operations/using-protection-mode "Using the Protection mode"). **Actions > Open Code Studio project** Enables you to access your Code Studio project directly through the Cloud Platform user interface. This option is visible in the user interface only if you have enabled Code Studio for the codebase. For more information, visit [Enabling a Code Studio subscription](/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/code-studio/enabling-code-studio-subscription "Enabling a Code Studio subscription"). **Actions > View SSH Information** Enables you to view the SSH information to access the environment. **Actions > Edit description** Enables you to add a description for your environment. **Actions > Rename environment** Enables you to update the name of your environment. Switching code -------------- To deploy code: 1. [Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface](https://cloud.acquia.com/). 2. Go to **Codebases**. The system displays all available codebases and provides information about the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases. 3. Select the number in the **Environment** column. 4. For a specific environment, click the Kebab menu > **Switch code**. Alternatively, select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page and click **Switch Code**. 5. Select a new tag or branch that you want to push to the environments in the codebase. 6. Click **Switch**. This deploys code from one branch to another. Associating an environment with sites ------------------------------------- You can associate sites with environments. For more information, visit [Managing Sites](https://docs.acquia.com/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/multi-experience-operations/managing-sites "https://docs.acquia.com/acquia-cloud-platform/add-ons/multi-experience-operations/managing-sites").  To associate an environment with sites: 1. [Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface](https://cloud.acquia.com/). 2. Go to **Codebases**. The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with them. 3. Select the number in the **Environment** column. 4. Select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page. 5. In **Sites**, go to the **Associated** section and click **Associate site**. 6. Select one or more sites. 7. Click **Associate sites**. This associates sites with the selected environment. Disassociating an environment from sites ---------------------------------------- To dissociate an environment from sites: 1. [Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface](https://cloud.acquia.com/). 2. Go to **Codebases**. The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases. 3. Select the number in the **Environment** column. 4. Select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page. 5. In **Sites**, go to the **Associated** section, locate a specific site, and click **Actions** > **Dissociate environment**. 6. Click **Dissociate**.