# Deployment modes - Coloring idea

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [October 8, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268 "2025-10-08T07:43:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![diamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@diamond](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diamond)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268/1 "2025-10-08T07:43:56Z")

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It would be very useful to associate each deployment mode with a color and display it in the gateway page header, making it easier to avoid confusing one environment with another.

Example:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/0/803d8409da4d250ad7e591204912e24cc050f7b7.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/2/82e3f4601d1817990005348a13b42b7d40b93384.png)

PD: I know this isn’t the ideas page, but it’s not accessible either

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268/2 "2025-10-08T07:47:40Z")

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This sounds like a great idea! Something that can aid in easily determining what you're working on can be the difference between taking down production and not

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**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268/3 "2025-10-08T08:11:26Z")

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That said, I would definitely be using the Development mode as production because I like the colour better...

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**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268/4 "2025-10-08T08:18:39Z")

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I would think that something being in development or production doesn't mean it's good or bad. Customers would wonder why my header is red.

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**Author:** ![diamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@diamond](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diamond)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-coloring-idea/111268/5 "2025-10-08T08:55:08Z")

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> [@David\_Stone](#):
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> That said, I would definitely be using the Development mode as production because I like the colour better...

> [@andrew.budaiev](#):
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> I would think that something being in development or production doesn't mean it's good or bad. Customers would wonder why my header is red.

I didn’t say it _had_ to be red or green — only that those colours could be specified. Keep it black in both enviroments if you prefer. Coloring enviroments is actually quite common in the SAP world.