Manage environments in Azure Deployment Environments

In this article, you learn how to manage environments in Azure Deployment Environments. As a developer, you can create and manage your environments from the developer portal or by using the Azure CLI.

In Azure Deployment Environments, a platform engineer gives developers access to projects and the environment types that are associated with them. After a developer has access, they can create deployment environments based on the preconfigured environment types. The permissions are defined in the specific environment type.

Prerequisites

• Access to a project that has at least one environment type.
• The Deployment Environments User role, the DevCenter Project Admin role, or a built-in role that has the required permissions to create an environment.

Manage an environment by using the developer portal

The developer portal provides a graphical interface for development teams to create new environments and manage existing environments in Azure Deployment Environments. You can create, redeploy, and delete your environments as needed in the developer portal.

Create an environment by using the developer portal

1. Sign in to the developer portal.

2. On the New menu at the top right, select New environment.

   

3. In the Add an environment pane, enter or select the following information:

   Field	Value
   Name	Enter a descriptive name for your environment.
   Project	Select the project you want to create the environment in. If you have access to more than one project, you see a list of the available projects.
   Type	Select the environment type you want to create. If you have access to more than one environment type, you see a list of the available types.
   Environment definitions	Select the environment definition you want to use to create the environment. You see a list of the environment definitions available in the catalogs associated with your dev center.

   

   If your environment is configured to accept parameters, you can enter them on a separate pane.

   

4. Select Create. The environment tile is shown in the developer portal immediately, displaying the Creating... status while creation is in progress.

5. To view the resources that were created for the environment, select Environment Resources.

   

6. You can view the resources in your environment listed in the Azure portal.

   

Redeploy an environment by using the developer portal

When you need to update your environment, you can redeploy it. The redeployment process updates any existing resources with changed properties or creates any new resources based on the latest configuration of the environment definition.

1. Sign in to the developer portal.

2. On the environment you want to redeploy, select the options menu next to the environment name, then choose Redeploy.

   

3. If parameters are defined on the environment definition, you're prompted to make any changes you want to make. After you make your changes, select Redeploy.

   

4. If your environment doesn't include configurable parameters, you see the Redeploy <environment name> message. Select Redeploy.

   

5. The environment displays the Redeploying... status while the redeployment takes place. To view the redeployed resources, select Environment Resources.

   The environment resources are displayed in the Azure portal.

   

Delete an environment by using the developer portal

You can delete your environment completely when you don't need it anymore.

1. Sign in to the developer portal.

2. On the environment you want to redeploy, select the options menu next to the environment name, then choose Delete.

   

3. In the confirmation message, select Delete

   

4. The environment tile displays the status Deleting... while the deletion is in progress.

Manage an environment by using the Azure CLI

The Azure CLI provides a command-line interface for speed and efficiency when you create multiple similar environments, or for platforms where resources like memory are limited. You can use the devcenter Azure CLI extension to create, list, deploy, or delete an environment in Azure Deployment Environments.

To learn how to manage your environments by using the CLI, see Create and access an environment by using the Azure CLI.

For reference documentation about the devcenter Azure CLI extension, see az devcenter.

Related content

• Create and configure a dev center for Azure Deployment Environments by using the Azure CLI
• Create and configure a project by using the Azure CLI