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diff --git a/environments/production/environment.yaml b/environments/production/environment.yaml
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@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+version: 1.0
+app:
+  # build id to deploy
+  # version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT-20230716015630
+  # number of instances
+  instances:
+    # q: consider availability zones?
+
+    # min number of instances. can be 0 for scale to 0. default to 1.
+    min: 1
+    # max number of instances. defaults to 1 if min == 0, otherwise defaults to min
+    # q: what's the overall limit?
+    max: 14
+  resources:
+    # max cpu, defaults to 1 cpu limit, half of that for min, min >= 1
+    # q: what's the overall limit?
+    # q: do we support fractions?
+    cpu: 1
+    # memory limit is based on cpu value: 1:3 memory ratio, e.g. 1 cpu == 3 gb
+    # ephemeral disk limit will be set to 1GB
+  # List of environment variables that set for the application
+  # Liberty encrypted values are supported only if referenced in server.xml
+  env:
+    - name: JVM_ARGS # q: make that as a top level 'jvmArguments' property?
+      value: "-DenvironmentType=stage"
+    - name: MY_ENV
+      value: "10"
+  # List of variables that can be referenced in server.xml
+  # Liberty encrypted values are supported
+  variables:
+    - name: io_openliberty_sample_system_inMaintenance
+      value: "false"
+    - name: discoveryEndpoint
+      value: "https://cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_eksr97OJU/.well-known/openid-configuration"
+    - name: clientId
+      value: 7rgjkvbjl487r2i1bvialvj2f4
+    - name: clientSecret
+      value: "{aes}AIUxkkmTE73hJrAj3oN5OMYQnC9j3NWNJNTXXAchJ97qyrr7MHYMmn1NEtxgHXFqmYp8VNEAYhB5hJS8voLsRYyfA/7GpDdznGs/DtYEqzlw"
+  # cloudwatch for metrics
+  metrics:
+    enabled: false
+    cloudwatch:
+      arn: arn:aws:logs:region:account-id:destination:destination_name
+      metrics:
+        - a
+        - b
+        - c
+  version: "8a1f5fe6-4cc3-4d26-b00e-98d7a37da4c3"
+# probes
+# dynamic scaling
+# scaling to 0
diff --git a/environments/staging/environment.yaml b/environments/staging/environment.yaml
index 768d4ccf..4c30568f 100644
--- a/environments/staging/environment.yaml
+++ b/environments/staging/environment.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ app:
   # version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT-20230716015630
   # number of instances
   instances:
-    # q: consider availability zones? 
+    # q: consider availability zones?
 
     # min number of instances. can be 0 for scale to 0. default to 1.
     min: 1
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ app:
     # q: do we support fractions?
     cpu: 1
     # memory limit is based on cpu value: 1:3 memory ratio, e.g. 1 cpu == 3 gb
-    # ephemeral disk limit will be set to 1GB  
+    # ephemeral disk limit will be set to 1GB
   # List of environment variables that set for the application
   # Liberty encrypted values are supported only if referenced in server.xml
   env:
     - name: JVM_ARGS # q: make that as a top level 'jvmArguments' property?
       value: "-DenvironmentType=stage"
     - name: MY_ENV
-      value: "1"
+      value: "2"
   # List of variables that can be referenced in server.xml
   # Liberty encrypted values are supported
   variables: