Overview

Environments enable you to run your tests across multiple deployments of a website, ensuring that each instance of the site functions as expected. With environment support, you can configure testing to match specific deployment settings and validate changes across different stages.

Environments provide a structured way to:

  • Isolate configurations for different deployments (e.g., development, staging, production).
  • Customize testing settings specific to each deployment (e.g. user credentials, etc.).
  • Perform targeted tests and debugging without interfering with production data or workflows.

After creating a project, Octomind Provides you with the default environment, with the url you provided during setup. Also it shows the username and password you provided if your page requires a login.

Creating an Additional Environment

To add another environment, go to your project settings and open the Environments tab. There, select the Add New Environment button.

Example of environment screen, 10/2024

In the new environment setup:

  1. Name the Environment – Give a unique name to differentiate it from others.
  2. Set the Target URL – Specify the URL which describes the “default” deployment of this environment - you can still override the URL at runtime.
  3. Optional: Add Credentials – Provide a username and password if the URL requires login.

To clarify the difference between an environment and a project we created this short guide.