ghaymah-exam-hassan-yehia-sre/docs/environments.md

Staging vs Production

Staging Environment

Purpose:

• Testing before release.
• Validate new features.
• Detect bugs.
• Verify Docker images.
• Run integration tests.

Characteristics:

• Mirrors production.
• Uses test data.
• Safe for experimentation.
• Developers and QA have access.

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Production Environment

Purpose:

• Serve real users.
• Provide stable services.
• High availability.
• Performance optimized.

Characteristics:

• Uses real data.
• Restricted access.
• Monitored continuously.
• Requires approval before deployment.