> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.lucidworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Environments

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Lucidworks Search clients have access to multiple environments. The number and type of environments depends on your setup and agreement. Usually, you have one production environment and multiple non-production environments, which you can use to try out new features, test configurations, and stage changes before pushing them into production.

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## Types of environments

There are five types of environments that Lucidworks supports. A typical Lucidworks Search client has access to two (development and production) or three (development, stage, and production) environments.

### Production

This is the environment where production workloads are served. Any changes made are publicly available to end users.

### Performance

This environment is used for performing load tests against production-equivalent configurations.

### Stage

This environment is where you can test development changes in a more scalable environment. This is also the environment where work is staged for promotion to the production environment.

### Quality Assurance

Smaller than stage, this environment is intended for running automated tests.

### Development

Also known as the sandbox or POC (proof of concept) environment, this is where you can perform application and system development tasks, such as designing, programming, and debugging.

## Roles and environments

The [roles](/docs/lucidworks-search/08-administration/access-control/roles) Lucidworks Search clients have depend on the type of environment.

| Environment                                            | Roles                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Development, Stage, Performance, Quality Assurance** | [developer](/docs/lucidworks-search/08-administration/access-control/roles), [readonly](/docs/lucidworks-search/08-administration/access-control/roles) |
| **Production**                                         | [rules](/docs/lucidworks-search/08-administration/access-control/roles), [readonly](/docs/lucidworks-search/08-administration/access-control/roles)     |