# Fluent Multi-Environment Config for Craft CMS 4

DevFeed: [Fluent Multi-Environment Config for Craft CMS 4](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fluent-multi-environment-config-for-craft-cms-4-31263.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nystudio107.com/blog/fluent-multi-environment-config-for-craft-cms-4>)

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nystudio107-articles-on-modern-web-development.md>)

Topics: [Content Management System](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cms.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how Craft CMS 4.2's optional fluent configuration interface improves multi-environment config files. It highlights autocomplete, inline documentation, and type-checking as ways to reduce lookup work and configuration errors.

## Source excerpt

Using the new fluent model config settings in Craft CMS 4.2 allows you to create better config files, with less work and fewer errors