# Environment and Locations

> Short Descriptions of the different Environments and Locations in the Multi Cluster Setups.

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Site [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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The University of Münster CIT department has established three distinct multi-cluster environments for the Kubernetes of the Uni Cloud Münster, each representing different stages of development of the clusters thereself: `dev`, `Staging` and `prod`.

Tenants only have access to the `staging` and `prod` clusters. On the `staging` cluster, most tenants have their own development and staging systems, while the `prod` cluster is reserved for their live production systems. This approach allows for early testing of cluster updates.

Each of the clusters `dev`, `staging` and `prod` actually comprises multiple sub-clusters located at different sites in Münster. Currently, this means there is one cluster located at Einsteinstraße (often referred to as `ms1`) and another at Schlossplatz (often referred to as `ms2`).

`ms1` serves as the main location, and the majority of services are primarily operational there.

`ms2` is currently primarily utilized for multi-cluster setups and backup purposes.