--- title: "Unlimited environments thanks to branch deploys | Netlify" description: "Realize the speed, agility and performance of a scalable, composable web architecture with Netlify. Explore the composable web platform now!" source: "https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/05/unlimited-environments-thanks-to-branch-deploys/" last_updated: "2026-07-10T20:32:01.000Z" --- > Throughout December we’ll be [highlighting a different Netlify feature each day](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/01/highlighting-a-different-netlify-feature-each-day-in-december/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys). It might just be the thing you need to unlock those creative juices, and [dust off that domain](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/01/dusty-domains-your-forgotten-domains-raise-money-for-charity/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys) you registered but never deployed! Keep an eye [on the blog](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/01/highlighting-a-different-netlify-feature-each-day-in-december/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys) and on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/netlify) for each feature! With Branch Deploys, you can say goodbye to the headaches of replicating your build and hosting environments for staging, testing, production and so on. Now, you can have unlimited identical environments within Netlify’s [build](https://www.netlify.com/products/build/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys) and [hosting infrastructure](https://www.netlify.com/products/edge/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys) simply by creating a branch in your code repository and letting Netlify know that you’d like to build and serve that too. Each branch of the code repository for your site gets a URL on an appropriately-named subdomain which tracks the head of the branch. And by default, each one is configured in just the same way, and is served from identical hosting infrastructure. The days of trying to configure each environment identically, or troubleshoot their differences are over! ![Configuring which branches get deployed in the Netlify Admin](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/54a71a21d493b23c035091683e95818f5c9cc556/b75c9/images/site-deploys-allowed_branches.png "Branch deploys") You can tell Netlify to deploy every branch it finds in your repository, or just some specified branches, or ignore them all together. Visit the Build and Deploy section of your site’s admin page to configure it just how you’d like. ## More information - [From the docs: Branches and Deploys](https://docs.netlify.com/site-deploys/overview/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys#branches-and-deploys) - [Get full control over your branch deploys](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2017/11/16/get-full-control-over-your-deployed-branches/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys) - [Netlify Build](https://www.netlify.com/products/build/?utm_campaign=featdaily21&utm_source=netlify&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=branch-deploys) ### Share - [X (fka Twitter)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Unlimited environments thanks to branch deploys&url=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/05/unlimited-environments-thanks-to-branch-deploys//) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netlify.com%2Fblog%2F2021%2F12%2F05%2Funlimited-environments-thanks-to-branch-deploys%2F%2F) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/05/unlimited-environments-thanks-to-branch-deploys//) - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Unlimited environments thanks to branch deploys+https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/12/05/unlimited-environments-thanks-to-branch-deploys//) * * * ### Tags - [Build](/blog/tags/Build/) - [Git](/blog/tags/git/) - [Deploy](/blog/tags/deploy/) ## Keep reading ![](/images/blog-fallback-thumbnail.svg) Guides & Tutorials September 11, 2019 [ ### Netlify pro tip: Using Split Testing to power private beta releases ](/blog/2019/09/11/netlify-pro-tip-using-split-testing-to-power-private-beta-releases/) - ![Profile picture of Phil Hawksworth](/_astro/9cfe2bbe94bcb555ce3ac7683ac7905ad3fd32b1-400x400_Z18H6R1.webp) Phil Hawksworth ![](/images/blog-fallback-thumbnail.svg) News & Announcements December 3, 2018 [ ### Richer GitHub integrations come to Netlify thanks to GitHub Apps ](/blog/2018/12/03/richer-github-integrations-come-to-netlify-thanks-to-github-apps/) - ![Profile picture of Kito Pastorino](/_astro/75477eb08968558ef3a0de6740a35c86f981f123-383x376_JyK2N.webp) Kito Pastorino ## Recent posts News & Announcements June 25, 2026 [ ### Netlify Functions, designed for Agent Experience ](/blog/netlify-functions-designed-for-agent-experience) - ![Profile picture of Eduardo Bouças](/_astro/52958f21e8450baf6d8e60302341a984e220c0cd-512x512_13VDlu.webp) Eduardo Bouças News & Announcements June 24, 2026 [ ### How we measure Netlify’s Agent Experience ](/blog/how-we-measure-netlify-agent-experience) - ![Profile picture of Sean Roberts](/_astro/bbf2243f8171dbddd80ab2103622106cef84d125-512x512_Z1d2LKE.webp) Sean Roberts Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### How to build a real-time AI chatbot in minutes with Netlify Agent Runners (no backend) ](/blog/how-to-build-a-real-time-ai-chatbot-in-minutes-with-netlify-agent-runners-no-backend) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ![](/_astro/3f255b372fa958df35802666ee33b4609b2d71bd-1200x1586_1VtE2D.webp) ### How do the best dev and marketing teams work together? 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