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It's clear that handling different configurations for local development and production deployments with Prefect is indeed a typical scenario. Below are some best practices and guidelines to help you manage your flow code storage across environments effectively: 1. Local Flow Code Storage: When running flows locally, especially during development and testing phases, you can configure Prefect to use local storage. This is often used in conjunction with a Local Subprocess work pool. To set up local storage, you would typically run the 
prefect deploy
from the root directory containing your flow code and configure the deployment settings through interactive cli or a 
prefect.yaml
file. You can find more information about storage options here. 2. Remote Flow Code Storage: When deploying flows in a production environment, you can use remote storage options such as GitHub or Azure Blob Storage. The 
prefect.yaml
file can be configured to push flow code to Azure Blob Storage and then retrieve it when needed by remote executions. For example:
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yaml
   push:
     - prefect_azure.deployments.steps.push_to_azure_blob_storage:
         # ...
   
   pull:
     - prefect_azure.deployments.steps.pull_from_azure_blob_storage:
         # ...
You can refer to the Prefect Azure integration documentation, which provides detailed information and examples on how to use Azure services with Prefect, such as Azure Blob Storage for storing your flow code. Here is the link to Prefect Azure documentation. 3. Prefect Configuration: You can override default configurations using environment variables. Prefect profiles allow you to easily switch between different groups of settings, which can be particularly useful when moving between development and production environments. This practice helps in maintaining separate configurations for different environments without constant changes to the files or the need to manually override settings each time. More about settings and configuration profiles can be found here. Regarding the specifics of Prefect configuration, it's important to use the latest practices and available options in the most recent releases. The latest Prefect version at the time of this message is 2.16.9, and you can find the details of this release, including new features, enhancements, and fixes, here. Please remember to adjust your configuration files and practices accordingly, keeping in mind changes such as the introduction of new CLI options or any deprecations that may affect how you configure flow storage.
In practice, it's definitely common to have separate configurations for different environments, and Prefect provides tools to support this workflow. Here are some insights and best practices regarding the 
prefect.yaml
file and environment management: 1. Profiles: Prefect supports profiles, which allow you to save different sets of configurations that can be easily switched between. This mechanism can be used to manage settings for multiple environments, such as "default," "cloud," "dev," etc. The use of profiles helps you avoid the need for multiple YAML files, as you can set environment-specific variables within each profile. You can create, view, and switch profiles with the 
prefect profile
CLI commands. More on profiles 2. Environment Variables: Prefect allows for overriding default settings with environment variables. This can be particularly useful when setting values dynamically based on the environment where the flow is running. More on overriding defaults with environment variables 3. YAML Recipes: Prefect comes with several recipes you can apply when initializing your deployment configuration, which is created via the 
prefect init
CLI command. These recipes give you more structured templates based on your context, such as if you are in a git repository. This can be a starting point that you adjust as needed for different environments. More on initialization and recipes Based on these tools, the best practice is typically to use one 
prefect.yaml
file, and leverage profiles and environment variables to manage environment-specific configurations. However, if you find that profiles and environment variables do not cover your use case or if you prefer a more file-centric approach, maintaining separate YAML files per environment, such as 
prefect.yaml
and 
prefect.dev.yaml
, is also a valid strategy. The key is to find the balance that works best for your team and development workflow.
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We're successfully running Prefect with our flows locally, and in the process of deploying it to production and setting up CI/CD pipelines. Locally we want to use local flow code storage for ease of use while developing. Deployed, we would like to either use Github or Azure Blob Storage for flow code storage. It seems like a common use case to have this variance across environment. Does anyone have experience with this in the prefect config? We would appreciate some pointers on best practices here. prefect.yaml (locally)
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# pull section allows you to provide instructions for cloning this project in remote locations
pull:
- prefect.deployments.steps.set_working_directory:
    directory: /opt/prefect/flows
prefect.yaml (deployed) ```# push section allows you to manage if and how this project is uploaded to remote locations push: - prefect_azure.deployments.steps.push_to_azure_blob_storage: id: push_code requires: prefect-azure>=0.2.8 container: my-prefect-azure-container folder: my-folder # pull section allows you to provide instructions for cloning this project in remote locations pull: - prefect_azure.deployments.steps.pull_from_azure_blob_storage: id: pull_code requires: prefect-azure
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We're successfully running Prefect with our flows locally, and in the process of deploying it to production and setting up CI/CD pipelines. Locally we want to use local flow code storage for ease of use while developing. Deployed, we would like to either use Github or Azure Blob Storage for flow code storage. It seems like a common use case to have this variance across environment. Does anyone have experience with this in the prefect config? We would appreciate some pointers on best practices here. prefect.yaml (locally)
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# pull section allows you to provide instructions for cloning this project in remote locations
pull:
- prefect.deployments.steps.set_working_directory:
    directory: /opt/prefect/flows
prefect.yaml (deployed) ```# push section allows you to manage if and how this project is uploaded to remote locations push: - prefect_azure.deployments.steps.push_to_azure_blob_storage: id: push_code requires: prefect-azure>=0.2.8 container: my-prefect-azure-container folder: my-folder # pull section allows you to provide instructions for cloning this project in remote locations pull: - prefect_azure.deployments.steps.pull_from_azure_blob_storage: id: pull_code requires: prefect
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