Environments enable you to run your tests across multiple deployments of a website, ensuring that each instance of the site functions as expected. With environment support, you can configure testing to match specific deployment settings and validate changes across different stages. Environments provide a structured way to:
  • Isolate configurations for different deployments (e.g., development, staging, production).
  • Customize testing settings specific to each deployment (e.g. user credentials, etc.).
  • Perform targeted tests and debugging without interfering with production data or workflows.
After creating a project, Octomind provides you with the default environment, with the url you provided during setup.
environments settings view

environments settings view, 03/2025

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Creating a new test environment

To add another environment, go to the environments page
Example of multiple environments

Example of multiple environments, 01/2025

In the new environment setup:
  1. Name the environment – give a it a unique name to differentiate it from others.
  2. Set the target URL – specify the URL which describes the “default” deployment of this environment - you can still override the URL at runtime.
To clarify the difference between an environment and a project we created this short guide.

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Configure variables

Customize global variable values for each environment. By default the values from the default environment will be used.
Example of custom variable values

Example of custom variable values, 01/2025

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Configure authentication

You can set up authentication for each environment. By default the values from the default environment will be used. You can setup basic authentication or 2-factor-authentication.
Authentication settings in test environments

Authentication settings in test environments, 05/2025

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Exclude test cases from specific environments

To exclude a test case from an environment, open the test case and unselect it. Excluded environments won’t trigger downstream test reports.
Example of an excluded test case, 01/2025

Example of an excluded test case, 01/2025

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Additional settings

In the enviroments settings view, you can also: