--- title: Environments description: Use environments to create different configurations for the same Worker application. image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/dev-products-preview.png --- > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. [Skip to content](#%5Ftop) # Environments Wrangler allows you to use environments to create different configurations for the same Worker application. Environments are configured in the Worker's [Wrangler configuration file](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/). When you create an environment, Cloudflare effectively creates a new Worker with the name `-`. For example, a Worker project named `my-worker` with an environment `dev` would deploy as a Worker named `my-worker-dev`. Review the following environments flow: 1. Create a Worker, named `my-worker` for example. 2. Create an environment, for example `dev`, in the Worker's [Wrangler configuration file](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/), by adding a `[env.]` section. * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13274) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13275) JSONC ``` { "name": "my-worker", "env": { "": { // environment-specific configuration goes here } }} ``` TOML ``` name = "my-worker" [env]"" = { } ``` 3. You can configure the `dev` environment with different values to the top-level environment. Refer [here](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#environments) for how different options are inherited - or not inherited - between environments. For example, to set a different route for a Worker in the `dev` environment: * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13276) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13277) JSONC ``` { "$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json", "name": "your-worker", "route": "example.com", "env": { "dev": { "route": "dev.example.com", }, },} ``` TOML ``` "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json"name = "your-worker"route = "example.com" [env.dev]route = "dev.example.com" ``` 4. Environments are used with the `--env` or `-e` flag on Wrangler commands. For example, you can develop the Worker in the `dev` environment by running `npx wrangler dev -e=dev`, and deploy it with `npx wrangler deploy -e=dev`. Alternatively, you can use the [CLOUDFLARE\_ENV environment variable](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/system-environment-variables/#supported-environment-variables) to select the active environment. For example, `CLOUDFLARE_ENV=dev npx wrangler deploy` will deploy to the `dev` environment. The `--env` command line argument takes precedence over the `CLOUDFLARE_ENV` environment variable. Note If you're using the [Cloudflare Vite plugin](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/vite-plugin/), you select the environment at dev or build time via the `CLOUDFLARE_ENV` environment variable rather than the `--env` flag. Otherwise, environments are defined in your Worker config file as usual. For more detail on using environments with the Cloudflare Vite plugin, refer to the [plugin documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/vite-plugin/reference/cloudflare-environments/). ## Non-inheritable keys and environments [Non-inheritable keys](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#non-inheritable-keys) are configurable at the top-level, but cannot be inherited by environments and must be specified for each environment. For example, [bindings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/bindings/) and [environment variables](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/environment-variables/) are non-inheritable, and must be specified per [environment](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/environments/) in your [Wrangler configuration file](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/). Review the following example Wrangler file: * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13284) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13285) JSONC ``` { "$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json", "name": "my-worker", "vars": { "API_HOST": "example.com", }, "kv_namespaces": [ { "binding": "", "id": "", }, ], "env": { "production": { "vars": { "API_HOST": "production.example.com", }, "kv_namespaces": [ { "binding": "", "id": "", }, ], }, },} ``` TOML ``` "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json"name = "my-worker" [vars]API_HOST = "example.com" [[kv_namespaces]]binding = ""id = "" [env.production.vars]API_HOST = "production.example.com" [[env.production.kv_namespaces]]binding = ""id = "" ``` ### Service bindings To use a [service binding](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#service-bindings) that targets a Worker in a specific environment, you need to append the environment name to the target Worker name in the `service` field. This should be in the format `-`. In the example below, we have two Workers, both with a `staging` environment. `worker-b` has a service binding to `worker-a`. Note how the `service` field in the `staging` environment points to `worker-a-staging`, whereas the top-level service binding points to `worker-a`. * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13278) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13279) JSONC ``` { "$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json", "name": "worker-a", "vars": { "FOO": "", }, "env": { "staging": { "vars": { "FOO": "", }, }, },} ``` TOML ``` "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json"name = "worker-a" [vars]FOO = "" [env.staging.vars]FOO = "" ``` * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13282) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13283) JSONC ``` { "$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json", "name": "worker-b", "services": { "binding": "", "service": "worker-a", }, // Note how `service = "worker-a-staging"` "env": { "staging": { "service": { "binding": "", "service": "worker-a-staging", }, }, },} ``` TOML ``` "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json"name = "worker-b" [services]binding = ""service = "worker-a" [env.staging.service]binding = ""service = "worker-a-staging" ``` ### Secrets for production You may assign environment-specific [secrets](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/secrets/) by running the command [wrangler secret put -env](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/commands/general/#secret-put). You can also create `dotenv` type files named `.dev.vars.`. Like other environment variables, secrets are [non-inheritable](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#non-inheritable-keys) and must be defined per environment. ### Secrets in local development Warning Do not use `vars` to store sensitive information in your Worker's Wrangler configuration file. Use secrets instead. Put secrets for use in local development in either a `.dev.vars` file or a `.env` file, in the same directory as the Wrangler configuration file. Note You can use the [secrets configuration property](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#secrets-configuration-property) to declare which secret names your Worker requires. When defined, only the keys listed in `secrets.required` are loaded from `.dev.vars` or `.env`. Additional keys are excluded and missing keys produce a warning. Choose to use either `.dev.vars` or `.env` but not both. If you define a `.dev.vars` file, then values in `.env` files will not be included in the `env` object during local development. These files should be formatted using the [dotenv ↗](https://hexdocs.pm/dotenvy/dotenv-file-format.html) syntax. For example: .dev.vars / .env ``` SECRET_KEY="value"API_TOKEN="eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9" ``` Do not commit secrets to git The `.dev.vars` and `.env` files should not be committed to git. Add `.dev.vars*` and `.env*` to your project's `.gitignore` file. To set different secrets for each Cloudflare environment, create files named `.dev.vars.` or `.env.`. When you select a Cloudflare environment in your local development, the corresponding environment-specific file will be loaded ahead of the generic `.dev.vars` (or `.env`) file. * When using `.dev.vars.` files, all secrets must be defined per environment. If `.dev.vars.` exists then only this will be loaded; the `.dev.vars` file will not be loaded. * In contrast, all matching `.env` files are loaded and the values are merged. For each variable, the value from the most specific file is used, with the following precedence: * `.env..local` (most specific) * `.env.local` * `.env.` * `.env` (least specific) Controlling `.env` handling It is possible to control how `.env` files are loaded in local development by setting environment variables on the process running the tools. * To disable loading local dev vars from `.env` files without providing a `.dev.vars` file, set the `CLOUDFLARE_LOAD_DEV_VARS_FROM_DOT_ENV` environment variable to `"false"`. * To include every environment variable defined in your system's process environment as a local development variable, ensure there is no `.dev.vars` and then set the `CLOUDFLARE_INCLUDE_PROCESS_ENV` environment variable to `"true"`. This is not needed when using the [secrets configuration property](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#secrets-configuration-property), which loads from `process.env` automatically. --- ## Examples ### Staging and production environments The following Wrangler file adds two environments, `[env.staging]` and `[env.production]`, to the Wrangler file. If you are deploying to a [Custom Domain](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/routing/custom-domains/) or [route](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/routing/routes/), you must provide a [route or routes key](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/) for each environment. * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13286) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13287) JSONC ``` { "$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json", "name": "my-worker", "route": "dev.example.com/*", "vars": { "ENVIRONMENT": "dev", }, "env": { "staging": { "vars": { "ENVIRONMENT": "staging", }, "route": "staging.example.com/*", }, "production": { "vars": { "ENVIRONMENT": "production", }, "routes": ["example.com/foo/*", "example.com/bar/*"], }, },} ``` TOML ``` "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json"name = "my-worker"route = "dev.example.com/*" [vars]ENVIRONMENT = "dev" [env.staging]route = "staging.example.com/*" [env.staging.vars] ENVIRONMENT = "staging" [env.production]routes = [ "example.com/foo/*", "example.com/bar/*" ] [env.production.vars] ENVIRONMENT = "production" ``` You can pass the name of the environment via the `--env` flag to run commands in a specific environment. With this configuration, Wrangler will behave in the following manner: Terminal window ``` npx wrangler deploy ``` ``` Uploaded my-workerPublished my-worker dev.example.com/* ``` Terminal window ``` npx wrangler deploy --env staging ``` ``` Uploaded my-worker-stagingPublished my-worker-staging staging.example.com/* ``` Terminal window ``` npx wrangler deploy --env production ``` ``` Uploaded my-worker-productionPublished my-worker-production example.com/* ``` Any defined [environment variables](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/environment-variables/) (the [vars](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/) key) are available via the [env object](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/bindings/#accessing-bindings) in your Worker. With this configuration, the `env.ENVIRONMENT` variable can be used to call specific code depending on the given environment: JavaScript ``` export default { async fetch(request, env, ctx) { if (env.ENVIRONMENT === "staging") { // staging-specific code } else if (env.ENVIRONMENT === "production") { // production-specific code } },}; ``` ### Staging environment with \*.workers.dev To deploy your code to your `*.workers.dev` subdomain, include `workers_dev = true` in the desired environment. Your Wrangler file may look like this: * [ wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-13280) * [ wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-13281) JSONC ``` { "$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json", "name": "my-worker", "route": "example.com/*", "env": { "staging": { "workers_dev": true, }, },} ``` TOML ``` "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json"name = "my-worker"route = "example.com/*" [env.staging]workers_dev = true ``` With this configuration, Wrangler will behave in the following manner: Terminal window ``` npx wrangler deploy ``` ``` Uploaded my-workerPublished my-worker example.com/* ``` Terminal window ``` npx wrangler deploy --env staging ``` ``` Uploaded my-workerPublished my-worker https://my-worker-staging..workers.dev ``` Warning When you create a Worker via an environment, Cloudflare automatically creates an SSL certification for it. SSL certifications are discoverable and a matter of public record. 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