The Anypoint Platform allows you to create separate sandbox and production environments for deploying applications independently. Sandbox environments provide a safe testing space without risk to production. For example, a QA team can test new releases in a sandbox before deploying to production. You can manage access to environments by adding users only to sandbox and securing production. After testing, applications can be easily promoted from sandbox to production.

1. Mule Environments

2. • The Anypoint Platform allows you to create and manage separate
environments for deploying, which are independent from each other.
Environments can either be of production or sandbox type. By
default, when creating a new organization you get one production
environment named Production.
• Sandbox environments are helpfully restrictive environments for
developers and testers, they facilitate safe testing of applications
without the risk of affecting the production environment.

3. • For example, you can create a sandbox environment for a QA team in
which they can test new releases of applications before deploying in
production. You can add users to a sandbox environment without
permitting them to access the production environment, thereby
securing production and eliminating the risk of a developer
accidentally operating upon an application in production. After you
are sure an application is safe to expose to users, you can easily
promote the application from a sandbox environment to a production
environment.

4. Managing Environments
• Admin Only
• To create or manage environments, access the corresponding menu
by clicking the menu icon at the top right of the screen and
clicking Environments:

5. • To add an environment, click Add environment. Add a name, click Production or Sandbox, and
click Create.
• To rename or delete an environment, click its entry in the table.
• In the Edit environment menu:
• Update: Change the name and click Update.
• Delete: To delete an environment, click Delete.
• You can’t grant users access to an environment directly, you must do it through the use of roles.
To grant a role permissions to access your new environment, see Assigning Permissions to Roles.