# Configure Environments

[Getting Started - Create Environments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPb6CLHyNLA)

Octopus organizes the servers and services where you deploy your software into environments. Typical environments are **Dev**, **Test**, and **Production**, and they represent the stages of your deployment pipeline.

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![Typical environments in the Octopus Web Portal](/docs/img/shared-content/concepts/images/environments.png)
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1. To create an environment, in the Octopus Web Portal, navigate to **Infrastructure ➜ Environments** and click **ADD ENVIRONMENT**.
1. Give your new environment a meaningful name, for instance, *Test*, and click **SAVE**.

You now have your first environment.

The next step will [create a project](/docs/getting-started/first-deployment/legacy-guide/2022/create-projects).

**Further Reading**

For further reading on environments in Octopus Deploy please see:

- [Environments](/docs/infrastructure/environments)
- [Deployment Documentation](/docs/deployments)
- [Patterns and Practices](/docs/deployments/patterns)