# Managing Environment Tags

![Managing environment tags in the version control modal](https://2280154036-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MQY7AWezpSx_iDLogun%2F-MY5pw0Rf9FcwEUn3Ia5%2F-MY65y4K1z9_E7BEdvEA%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-12%20at%2010.23.06%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=c024b08d-1302-495f-a22b-e3b874abdeab)

### What are environment tags?

Environment tags are a way of managing which version of the dashboard is being shown in your application. When you embed the dashboard, you can pass in an `environment` field which corresponds to an environment tag. The embedded component will then render the dashboard associated with the provided environment tag.

### Publishing to an environment

![Publishing Staging to version 3](https://2280154036-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MQY7AWezpSx_iDLogun%2F-MY5pw0Rf9FcwEUn3Ia5%2F-MY66NTJkPGUOSP6f5rp%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-12%20at%2010.24.56%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=3dd39726-5148-4e91-85a4-2f2f954dca17)

To publish a version to an environment, simply select the "Publish To" option and select the environment you would like to publish the version to.

This action will publish this version to any part of your website which is embedding an Explo dashboard with that environment tag specified.

### Creating new environment tags

By default, your account has a `production` and `staging` environment tag. You may create any number of tags to manage as many environments as you may have.

![Creating a new development environment](https://2280154036-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MQY7AWezpSx_iDLogun%2F-MY5pw0Rf9FcwEUn3Ia5%2F-MY66tZSNhYosruKH1kv%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-12%20at%2010.27.10%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=39142336-68f4-473c-9527-c0b15d2f16a3)

To create a new environment, click "Create New" and then configure the new tag.
