Introduction
Dev, staging, and production environments are essential for safe cloud development. Separating environments reduces risk and ensures stable deployments.
A cloud environment strategy defines how applications move from development to production.
In this guide, you will learn how these environments work and how to design deployment workflows.
Environment Overview
Development (Dev)
Used for building and testing features.
Staging
Replica of production used for validation.
Production
Live environment serving users.
Environment Comparison
| Environment | Purpose | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| Dev | Development | Low |
| Staging | Testing | Medium |
| Production | Live | High |
Deployment Workflow
- Develop in dev
- Test in staging
- Deploy to production
Best Practices
- Isolate environments
- Use CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor production
Tip
Automation reduces deployment errors.
Raff-Specific Context
Raff enables environment separation with:
Conclusion
Separating environments improves reliability and reduces risk.
Next steps:
- Learn firewall best practices: Cloud firewall best practices
- Explore VM sizing: Choosing the right VM size