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# Add Development Environments to the Project

Add the source-tracked development environment that you created for each developer working on the project.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center_setup-264-0-0-production-enus/4741b024-a514-4bcf-8f2f-9d308932d2de/images/icon_important.png)

Important When adding a sandbox, be sure it's a Developer or Developer Pro sandbox with source tracking enabled. Other sandbox types don't support source tracking, which is a requirement for development environments.

1. Navigate to the Pipeline Environments page.
    
    - If you just defined your release environment, you’re already there.
    - From the the Project page, click the hot link text under All Environments or click **Click to Create Pipeline**.
    
    ![All Project dialog that shows how to add a dev environment by clicking the hot link under All Environments.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center_setup-264-0-0-production-enus/4741b024-a514-4bcf-8f2f-9d308932d2de/devops_center_setup/images/project-add-dev-environment.png)
2. In the Pipelines Environments page, click **Add Development Environment**.
3. Enter a unique name for the development environment.
    
    Environment names must be unique across projects.
    
    ![Add Development Environment dialog that indicates that dev environments must have source tracking enabled.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center_setup-264-0-0-production-enus/4741b024-a514-4bcf-8f2f-9d308932d2de/devops_center_setup/images/add-environment-dev.png)
4. Click **Log In**.
    
    DevOps Center takes you to test.salesforce.com to log in.
5. To allow this environment to connect to DevOps Center, click **Confirm**.
    
    DevOps Center uses an OAuth process to remember your credentials.
6. Repeat steps to add more development environments.
    
    Now, when team members select or are assigned a work item, they can easily connect to their development environments from within the work item. Users are asked to authenticate to the environment with their own credentials to authorize their use from DevOps Center.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center_setup-264-0-0-production-enus/4741b024-a514-4bcf-8f2f-9d308932d2de/images/icon_important.png)

Important You can remove a development environment up until the developer commits a change in a work item.

Next, determine your pipeline configuration (how many stages), then add the other environments associated with your pipeline stages.

#### See Also

- [Plan Your Pipeline](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_pipeline_plan.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A pipeline defines the sequence of stages that work items progress as they go through the release lifecycle from development through to production (or some other final release stage).")
- [_Salesforce DX Developer Guide_: Enable Source Tracking in Sandboxes](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_dev.meta/sfdx_dev/sfdx_setup_enable_source_tracking_sandboxes.htm)