> ## Documentation Index
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# Apps and environments

> Learn how Runpod SDK apps and environments organize deployments, and manage them with the rp flash app and rp flash env commands.

Deployments in the Runpod SDK are organized in two levels: **apps** and **environments**.

## Apps

An app is a named group of resources, declared in code with `runpod.App`:

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
import runpod

app = runpod.App("inference")
```

Every resource you attach with `@app.queue`, `@app.api`, or `@app.task` belongs to that app. Resource names come from the function or class name unless you pass `name=`, and they must be unique within the app.

The app is registered on Runpod the first time you deploy it. A project can define more than one app; `rp flash deploy` deploys every app it finds.

## Environments

An environment is an isolated deployment of an app, such as `dev`, `staging`, or `production`. Each environment has its own endpoints and runs its own build, so deploying to `staging` doesn't affect `production`.

Every app has a `default` environment. To deploy somewhere else, pass `--env`:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
rp flash deploy                    # Deploys to the default environment
rp flash deploy --env staging      # Deploys to staging
rp flash deploy --env production   # Deploys to production
```

You can also set an app's default environment in code with `runpod.App("inference", env="production")`.

### Common patterns

* **Single environment**: Deploy everything to `default`. Simple, with no separation between testing and production.
* **Multiple environments**: Deploy to `dev` while you work, `staging` for review, and `production` for users.

## Builds

Each deployment uploads a build: an artifact containing your code, its dependencies, and a manifest describing every resource. The environment then runs that build. Undeploying an environment removes its endpoints but keeps the app's build history. See [Deploy an app](/sdk/apps/deploy#what-goes-into-a-build).

## Manage apps

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
rp flash app list              # List your apps
rp flash app get APP_NAME      # Show an app's details
rp flash app delete APP_NAME   # Delete an app
```

Add `--yes` to `delete` to skip the confirmation prompt.

## Manage environments

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
rp flash env list                     # List environments
rp flash env get ENVIRONMENT_NAME     # Show an environment
rp flash env add ENVIRONMENT_NAME     # Create an environment
rp flash env delete ENVIRONMENT_NAME  # Delete an environment
```

These commands use the app defined in the current directory. If the directory has more than one app, or none, pass `--app APP_NAME`.

To remove an environment's endpoints:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
rp flash undeploy --env staging
```

`undeploy` deletes the environment's endpoints and the environment itself. The app and its build history remain. If you leave out `--env`, it undeploys the `default` environment.

<Warning>
  Deleting an app or environment can't be undone. Volumes aren't deleted and keep incurring storage charges. See [Storage](/sdk/configuration/storage#billing).
</Warning>

## Next steps

* [Deploy an app](/sdk/apps/deploy).
* [See the full CLI reference](/sdk/cli).