Creating a Release Environment

Environment Entry

Log in to CodeArts.
Click a project name to access the project.

Choose CICD > Release to access the environment list page.

Parameter	Description
Environment Name	Unique environment identifier in the project.
Resource Type	Type of resources needed by services
Environment Level	Available environment types: development, test, pre-release, and production.
Creator	Creator of the environment.
Created	Time when the environment was created.
Operation	Click in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, enter the environment name and click Delete.

Click Create Environment to create an environment.
Click an environment name to view the details.

Creating a Release Environment

On the environment list page, click Create Environment.

On the displayed page, enter basic information. For details, see Table 1.

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Description
Project	Project to which the environment belongs. The project cannot be changed.
Environment Name	Unique environment identifier within the microservice. The name cannot be changed once the environment was created.
Resource Type	CCE, UCS, and K8s are available. They support different deployment extensions. CCE: a type of Kubernetes cluster encapsulated by Huawei Cloud. Select this type if you want to use Huawei Cloud resources. Learn more. UCS: a type of Kubernetes cluster encapsulated by Huawei Cloud for multi-cloud deployment. Select this type if you want to deploy clusters on multiple clouds. Learn more. K8s: the native Kubernetes cluster. Select this type if you want to use self-built clusters or third-party clusters.
Publish User	Options: Current User or Other Users. You need to use the service endpoint to obtain permissions of Other Users.
Region	This parameter is required when you select CCE for Resource Type. Select a region for deployment.
Cluster	This parameter is required when you select CCE for Resource Type. Select the purchased Kubernetes clusters in Cloud Container Engine (CCE).
Association Type	This parameter is required when you select UCS for Resource Type. Select the associated UCS resource.
Fleets	This parameter is required when you select UCS for Resource Type. Select a fleet.
Kubernetes Endpoint	This parameter is required when you select K8s for Resource Type. Select a created Kubernetes endpoint to access cluster resources with credential.
Environment Level	Available environment types: development, test, pre-release, and production.
Description	Enter the description of the environment.

After setting all parameters, click OK. The environment information page is displayed.

Viewing a Release Environment

On the environment list page, click an environment name.

On the displayed page, you can check the basic information of the environment, as shown in the following table (using CCE as an example).

Parameter	Description
Resource Type	Resource types associated with the environment.
Service Endpoint	Service endpoint of CCE resources.
Cluster Region	Kubernetes cluster region applied in CCE.
Cluster ID	Kubernetes cluster ID applied in CCE.
Variable Version	Version number of the environment variable in the current environment.