# Deployment Modes files to sync

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-files-to-sync/112153>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition83\
**Created:** [November 13, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-files-to-sync/112153 "2025-11-13T11:09:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deployment-modes-files-to-sync/112153/4 "2025-11-13T13:55:47Z")

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See the technique Kevin describes here:

> [@Disable devices in Gateway Startup Script (v8.3.0)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-devices-in-gateway-startup-script-v8-3-0/111599/6):
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> Setting the deployment mode via an environment variable is not yet supported, you've got to supply the Java system property via a JVM argument, -Dignition.config.mode=yourdeploymentmode. As @paul-griffith mentions, we're going to be doing additional refinements in this area. However, I've got some guidance that might be useful in the meantime. Currently, at time of writing w/ 8.3.0, if you add the deployment mode arg explicitly to your data/ignition.conf, it will be within any gateway backup …

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