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Managing Environments in Forge ​

Actions in the Forge dashboard always run within a specific environment. While working in the dashboard, you'll be in a particular environment and only see and execute actions for that environment.


example of the Forge dashboard environments page

Switching Environments ​

You can easily switch between environments using the environment switcher in the navigation bar.

By default, Forge provides two environments:

  • Production: For live actions shared across your organization.
  • Development: A local development environment for developing actions.

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Each developer or admin role has their own Development environment, along with a unique API key known as the Personal Development Key.

Choosing an Environment ​

Running in Development ​

To run your app in Development, use your Personal development key when creating the Forge instance. In Development mode:

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  • Only you can access and run the app instance connected to your Personal development key.
  • Run histories for actions are not stored.
  • Notifications are not sent but logged to the action's toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

Running in Production ​

To run your app in Production or your other non-development environments, use a Live API key when creating the Forge instance. In Live mode:

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  • Actions are visible in your organization's dashboard.
  • Actions can be viewed and executed by your team.
  • Run histories and their results are logged on the History page in the dashboard.