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title: Source control and environments
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description: Overview of source control and environments in n8n
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# Source control and environments
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n8n uses Git-based source control to support environments. Linking your n8n instances to a Git repository lets you create multiple n8n environments, backed by Git branches.
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In this section:
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* [Understand](/source-control-environments/understand/index.md):
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* [Environments in n8n](/source-control-environments/understand/environments.md): The purpose of environments, and how they work in n8n.
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* [Git and n8n](/source-control-environments/understand/git.md): How n8n uses Git.
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* [Branch patterns](/source-control-environments/understand/patterns.md): The possible relationships between n8n instances and Git branches.
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* [Set up source control for environments](/source-control-environments/setup.md): How to connect your n8n instance to Git.
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* [Using](/source-control-environments/using/index.md):
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* [Push and pull](/source-control-environments/using/push-pull.md): Send work to Git, and fetch work from Git to your instance.
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* [Copy work between environments](/source-control-environments/using/copy-work.md): How to copy work between different n8n instances.
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* [Tutorial: Create environments with source control](/source-control-environments/create-environments.md): An end-to-end tutorial, setting up environments using n8n's recommended configurations.
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Related sections:
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* [Variables](/code/variables.md): reusable values.
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* [External secrets](/external-secrets.md): manage [credentials](/glossary.md#credential-n8n) with an external secrets vault.
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