# Environments Once you are on the dashboard. You can sign in from here for **live** environment or for sandbox environment. The **sandbox** is a testing environment that isolates untested code changes and outright experimentation from the **live** environment. When using this environment. No actual payments will be made. The **live** environment is used to effect actual payments across our different payment providers. {% hint style="success" %} After you are sure that everything is working well in the sandbox, you can consult our support to take your business live. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.kitegateway.com/dashboard/environments.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.