# Gateway Deployment Mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-deployment-mode/114466 "2026-03-12T16:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-deployment-mode/114466/8 "2026-03-12T17:53:40Z")
Not exactly, but there's a different way to solve the same goal: > [@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): > > 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 … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-deployment-mode/114466)._