Support Environments
# 👀feature-requests
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Support Publishing chatbots to different environments (dev, test, prod) so proper testing can be done in different messaging mediums/integrations without compromising the live/production deployed version.
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@colossal-egg-20510
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This isn't something that is difficult to do since we have already the internal tools working to do so. We want to offer a great experience that isn't hard to understand for new comers but also gives you the flexibility you need to have a proper QA process. #1113518833563602964 Will be the simplest option in the mean time since it will come first.
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Awesome to hear! We have been evaluating a few different platforms and it's been interesting to see the gaps in production-quality features from different platforms. Not BotPress, of course 😉 , but others that implement things like Environments, but do so half-heartedly to the point it doesn't really work (e.g. they have Environments but their Web Messaging UI can only point to one at a time, so you can either have it running in Prod to Users OR have it on Dev/Test and remove it from the Prod website 🙁.
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@faint-fountain-86213 we're thinking about implementing environments like Webflow does it, ie. the publish button allows you to deploy to a different environment , and that environment has its own integration configurations, secrets etc. Almost like separate bots.