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description: "A sandbox is a copy of your Salesforce org that you can use for development, testing, and training without compromising the data and apps in your production org. Marketing Cloud Next supports every sandbox type: Developer, Developer Pro, Partial Copy, and Full Copy."
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# Set Up a Sandbox in Marketing Cloud Next

A sandbox is a copy of your Salesforce org that you can use for development, testing, and training without compromising the data and apps in your production org. Marketing Cloud Next supports every sandbox type: Developer, Developer Pro, Partial Copy, and Full Copy.

### Required Editions

[View supported editions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mktg_editions.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Marketing Cloud Next is available in Growth and Advanced editions, and requires Salesforce Enterprise or Unlimited editions. Some features are limited by edition or purchased add-on. All functionality is available in Lightning Experience only.").

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d51088e57 ">To create a sandbox:</td>

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              <p>Manage Dev Sandboxes (Developer or Developer Pro only)</p>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d51088e57 ">To deploy <span>Data 360</span> objects:</td>

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To use Marketing Cloud Next in a sandbox, create a sandbox org, turn on Data 360, and then set up Marketing Cloud Next the same way you would in a production org.

Before you begin, make sure that Marketing Cloud Next and Data 360 are turned on in your production org.

1. Prepare a sandbox.
    
    If you're using an existing sandbox, make sure that the Marketing Cloud Next licenses are in the sandbox by [matching production licenses](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.overview_licenses_and_sandbox.htm&language=en_US) or [refreshing your sandbox](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_refresh.htm&language=en_US). Otherwise, [create a sandbox](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_create.htm&language=en_US).
2. Turn on Data 360 in the sandbox.
    
    See [Create a Data 360 Sandbox](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_data_cloud_sandbox_create.htm&language=en_US).
3. Confirm that the required Data 360 connectors are active, including the Salesforce CRM connector, the Websites and Mobile Apps connector, and the Ingestion API connectors. See [Check Connector Status](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_check_connector_status.htm&language=en_US).
4. Set up Marketing Cloud Next and applicable Unified Messaging channels.
    
    See [Getting Started with Marketing Cloud Next Setup](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mktg_admin_setup_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To get started with Marketing Cloud Next, complete some basic settings, then continue through the required and recommended steps. The time it takes to complete setup depends on the features that you want to use.").
5. To test landing pages in your sandbox, publish the Marketing Landing Pages site.
    
    The Marketing Landing Pages site supports landing pages with Experience Cloud tools but isn't designed to contain content. Don't add content directly to this site.
    
    1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter All Sites, and select **All Sites** under Digital Experiences.
    2. Next to Marketing Landing Pages, select **Builder**.
    3. Click **Publish**.
6. When you're finished testing, [deploy the changes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mktg_admin_setup_sandbox_deploy_changes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you make changes in a sandbox, deploy those changes back to the production org or to another sandbox by using Salesforce Platform DevOps features.").