Environment Architecture Template
Documenting the architecture of each deployment environment (dev, test, staging, production), their isolation, and promotion paths
The Environment Architecture template provides a structured approach to documenting the architecture of each deployment environment (dev, test, staging, production), their isolation, and promotion paths.
Template Sections
This template includes 7 sections.
Environment Strategy
Describe the environment strategy: how many environments exist, their purpose, naming conventions, and the promotion...
Environment Architecture Diagram
Diagram section
Environment Configurations
Document the configuration differences between environments: sizing, security settings, feature flags, external service...
Environment Promotion Checklist
Define the verification steps required when promoting from one environment to the next: smoke tests, security scans,...
Environment Constraints
Document constraints on each environment: data restrictions, network access controls, compliance requirements, cost...
Environment Principles
State the principles governing environments: production parity, infrastructure-as-code for all environments, no manual...
Environment Risks
Document risks: configuration drift between environments, shared credentials, environment contention, and insufficient...
Section Details
Block Types Used
| Section | Block Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Environment Strategy | Rich Text | Describe the environment strategy: how many environments exist, their purpose,... |
| Environment Architecture Diagram | Diagram | Diagram section |
| Environment Configurations | Environment Configuration | Document the configuration differences between environments: sizing, security... |
| Environment Promotion Checklist | Deployment Checklist | Define the verification steps required when promoting from one environment to... |
| Environment Constraints | Constraint | Document constraints on each environment: data restrictions, network access... |
| Environment Principles | Principle | State the principles governing environments: production parity,... |
| Environment Risks | Risk | Document risks: configuration drift between environments, shared credentials,... |
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