# Creating Environments

## Procedure

1. Select + Create Environment
2. Populate the following for the New Environment: 

   Name
   :   The friendly name for the environment in VM Essentials

   Code
   :   Shortcode used for API and CLI

   Description
   :   Environment description displayed on the Environments list page

   Display Order
   :   The order in which environments are presented when provisioning, a value of “0” will position the environment at the top of the list

## Results

NOTE

User-created environments can be edited, hidden, or removed from the Actions menu on the environments list page. VM Essentials-default environments can only be hidden from users during provisioning.
