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title: Understand source control and environments
description: Understand how source control and environments work in n8n.
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Understand source control and environments
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- Environments in n8n: The purpose of environments, and how they work in n8n.
- Git in n8n: How n8n uses Git.
- Branch patterns: The possible relationships between n8n instances and Git branches.