> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Environments

Anaconda Server enables you to upload, move, copy, share, and download an environment yaml file. An environment is a folder or directory that contains a specific collection of conda packages and their dependencies. This allows them to be maintained and run separately without interference from each other.

For example, you may use a conda environment for only Python 2 and Python 2 packages and maintain another conda environment with only Python 3 and Python 3 packages.

This topic provides guidance on the following actions:

* [Uploading an environment.yml file](#uploading-an-environment-yml-file)
* [Viewing environment dependencies](#viewing-environment-dependencies)
* [Viewing environment metadata](#viewing-environment-metadata)
* [Managing an environment](#managing-an-environment)

## Uploading an environment.yml file

1. [Create your environment file](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html#create-env-file-manually)

2. Click the green dropdown button in the top right corner, and then click **Upload File**.

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3. On the **Upload a File** screen, select the type of file you’d like to upload from the dropdown.

4. Click the **Browse** button to find your file and add it to the page.

5. Click **Upload**.

## Viewing environment dependencies

On the **Environments** tab, click anywhere on an environment to view its details.

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## Viewing environment metadata

Click the information icon to view a file’s metadata.

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You will be presented with the environment’s metadata.

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## Managing an environment

Select the checkbox next to an environment. Then, click the dropdown next to the search bar. You may then move, copy, or delete the environment.

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