hugo/docs/content/en/quick-reference/glossary/environment.md
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title: environment
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Typically one of `development`, `staging`, or `production`, each _environment_ may exhibit different behavior depending on configuration and template logic. For example, in a production environment you might minify and fingerprint CSS, but that probably doesn't make sense in a development environment.
When running the built-in development server with the `hugo server` command, the environment is set to `development`. When building your site with the `hugo` command, the environment is set to `production`. To override the environment value, use the `--environment` command line flag or the `HUGO_ENVIRONMENT` environment variable.
To determine the current environment within a template, use the [`hugo.Environment`](/functions/hugo/environment/) function.