# Multi-Environment Config for Craft CMS

DevFeed: [Multi-Environment Config for Craft CMS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/multi-environment-config-for-craft-cms-31285.md>)

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

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2016-12-02T20:32:00Z

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>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to configure a Craft CMS 2.5.x project for live, staging, and local environments. It covers environment-specific settings, including development mode, template caching, databases, passwords, file-system locations, and configuration overrides.

## Source excerpt

Multi-environment configs help you work more effectively with Craft CMS. Here's an efficacious strategy