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

# Managing Environments in Tyk Cloud

> Learn how to manage Environments in Tyk Cloud

## Introduction

Environments are used to group your [Control Plane](https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-cloud.md#glossary) and [Cloud Data Planes](https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-cloud.md#glossary) into logical groups. For example you may want to create environments that reflect different departments of your organization.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The number of Environments you can create is determined by your [plan](https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-cloud/account-billing.md#select-a-payment-plan)

## Prerequisites

The following [user roles](https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-cloud/teams-users.md#assign-user-roles) can perform Environment Admin tasks:

* Org Admin
* Team Admin

You should also have created a team to assign to any new environment.

## Adding a New Environment

1. From the Environments screen, click **Add Environment**
2. Select the team you want to assign to the Environment
3. Give your new Environment a name
4. Click **Create**

## Editing an Existing Environment

An Org Admin can perform the following:

* Rename an Environment
* Delete an Environment

1. Click the environment Name from your list

![Edit Environment Name](https://mintcdn.com/tyk/KUyxLx5tNlKCB02w/img/admin/tyk-cloud-edit-env.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=KUyxLx5tNlKCB02w\&q=85\&s=6b3d156a45076a913bc91116aac032dd)

2. Click Edit

![Env Edit Screen](https://mintcdn.com/tyk/KUyxLx5tNlKCB02w/img/admin/tyk-cloud-env-screen.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=KUyxLx5tNlKCB02w\&q=85\&s=d3605b1c0725f68e0f739ae5e97ef5a2)

3. You can now rename the environment, or delete it from your organization

![Delete or Rename Env](https://mintcdn.com/tyk/KUyxLx5tNlKCB02w/img/admin/tyk-cloud-rename-delete.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=KUyxLx5tNlKCB02w\&q=85\&s=f71d52b7bde0e9779727ee1d0e80d22d)

> [!WARNING]
>
> Deleting an environment will also delete all the Control Planes and Cloud Data Planes associated with it