Test App Engine Management Center functionality on a non-production instance

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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  • Test App Engine Management Center (AEMC) on a non-production instance to confirm that everything is working as expected before moving to production.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    About this task

    To test AEMC and pipelines before you proceed to a production environment, pick two non-production instances for testing purposes. Follow the Pipelines and Deployments guided setup as if one of those non-production instances is a production instance. Because the system doesn't verify that the instance type on the environment record is actually a production instance, you can set the instance type to Production for the second non-production instance.

    Procedure

    1. Begin the Pipelines and Deployments Guided setup tasks as detailed in Pipelines and Deployments configuration tasks.
    2. When you begin the tasks to configure your pipeline environments, select one of your non-production instances and designate it as a production instance in the pipeline environment record.
      For more information on the usual process, see Configure your pipeline environments.
    3. Test AEMC and your pipeline functionality.
    4. When you're done testing, change the Instance type of the non-production pipeline environment record to the correct type of instance.