# Dev / Test Environment

URL: https://ncse.tw/en/cases/dev-environment/
Language: en
Category: Dev / Test Environment
Type: VPS
Tags: VPS, CI/CD, Staging

Clients use our VPS as CI/CD, staging, or sandbox environments for rapid application deployment and testing.

## Background
The client is a multi-person development team that needed a unified dev/test environment so all members work in identical conditions, and to accelerate their CI/CD pipeline.

## Problem
Team members developed locally with different setups, causing frequent "works on my machine" issues. Without a shared staging environment, pre-deployment verification was slow and unreliable.

## Solution
The client set up unified dev and staging environments on an NCSE VPS using Docker Compose for standardized configurations. Integrated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines auto-deploy to staging on every push for verification.

## Result
Environment inconsistency issues are completely resolved. Team members can develop and test in a standardized environment at any time. CI/CD automation shortened the release cycle from days to hours, significantly boosting development efficiency.

## Metrics
- Rapid CI/CD and staging environment deployment
- Flexible scaling, adjust specs on demand