How do I mark a target as Dev, Staging or Prod?

Steps

1. Go to Targets and click + New target.
2. Fill in the Name, Main URL and Scan type.
3. Find the Environment select, below the repo fields.
4. Choose Dev, Staging or Prod.
5. Click Create target.

Good to know

Where	What you see
Targets list	An Environment column with Prod, Dev or Staging
Target page	An Environment row in Target details

• The default is Dev. If you do nothing, the target is saved as Dev, so check the select before you click Create target.
• The label is a record of where the app lives. Use it to tell your copies of the same app apart, for instance a staging and a production target with the same name.
• Targets are immutable. You cannot change the environment on an existing target. Delete it and create it again with the right value.
• Deleting a target also deletes its profiles, schedules, scans and findings. Export findings first from Issues.

Test the environment you are allowed to test. Staging is usually the safest place for exploitation checks, because a real browser acts on the live app. Get written permission before you test anything in production.

Keep naming consistent with your team. Some groups add the environment to the target name as well, such as a suffix, which makes search results on the Targets page easier to read at a glance.

Chose the wrong value? Read what to do about the wrong environment. For the whole form, see how to add a new target. Need help? Contact us.

Related questions

• How do I add a new target?
• I created a target with the wrong environment. How do I fix it?
• What does it mean that targets are immutable?
• How do I delete a target?
• How do I assign a target to a team?

Full tutorial

How to add a target in Cyberlop: the New target dialog, field by field

Step-by-step, with annotated screenshots.

Updated 8 October 2026 · Back to the help centre