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# How to create environments

Learn how to create an [environment](/core-concepts/architecture/environments)

## Using the Dashboard

Within the Aptible Dashboard, you can create an environment one of two ways:

* Using the **Deploy** tool <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=bdb10239d76c47ca72b83cd94dc3f10e" alt="" data-og-width="2560" width="2560" data-og-height="1280" height="1280" data-path="images/create-environment1.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=a86c19492b6ad172fecfb8910b7c986f 280w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=ec3b87a9990460e524fb8e4a7cfb3d7e 560w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=3e11a9f6846864d4e5ba89847a44c8ae 840w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=81361c514986873a84f90b728ebc86e1 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=0a3d4fec259a0edc5cd42faf47b02955 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment1.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=750096d07b7f37b33dbf099767436355 2500w" />

* From the **Environments** page by selecting **Create Environment**<img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=87358bb5a033020488c5497b3f926e48" alt="" data-og-width="2000" width="2000" data-og-height="1000" height="1000" data-path="images/create-environment2.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=8fc008b8d89093b8382a80f6bc134abf 280w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=000ef2ae25651e585ccd634d29a86e60 560w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=2ea5cb19511423b1dbdb719380b019d3 840w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=01b86ccca36ac0da562a9444d11976d6 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=074464a53bddf1bf85b8723c40394e42 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/aptible/2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu/images/create-environment2.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=2c_c-XH-dAzVOaDu&q=85&s=720594c9e0833099ad37913e85cc6ad1 2500w" />