A runtime environment is a location where the apps you build with OutSystems run. You can perform your application development in one environment, your testing in a separate environment, and run your apps in production in a third. Each runtime environment runs on a different server (for on premises deployments) or on a different set of cloud computing resources so that you can make changes in one environment without impacting another environment, until you’re ready to deploy.

With OutSystems Free, you get one runtime environment so you can think of this as only for development. With OutSystems Enterprise, you get two additional environments (one pre-production/testing, one production) which allows you to have two fully-isolated production environments. This is useful when you have different apps that you need to run on separate servers or that cannot share the same database resources.

Each set of environments is managed through the OutSystems LifeTime console. LifeTime is included with all OutSystems editions.

For more details, see Setting Up OutSystems.

OutSystems offers a range of support options to ensure your success building and running your apps. These include around-the-clock technical support, application development services, Customer Success, and Technical Success management.

For details, check out our Support Services Guide.