Switch the Magento mode

The Magento application has three modes of operation that make it convenient for you to deploy it in a development or production environment. This information explains what these modes are and how to switch between them. For advanced information, see About Magento modes in DevDocs.

• Default mode - Enables you to deploy the Magento application on a single server without changing any settings. However, default mode is not optimized for production.
• Developer mode - Intended for development. It disables and enables features to support development, customizations, and extensions.
• Production mode - Intended for production with your store and code fully deployed.

Magento Commerce (Cloud) supports production mode only.

Environment and technologies

• Magento Commerce
• Magento Commerce (Cloud)
• Magento Open Source

Prerequisites

• Magento installed
• Magento file system owner

Steps

Not only do these modes enable you to change Magento application behavior, switching between them using the magento deploy:mode:set command also sets file system permissions automatically.

To switch modes, you will use CLI commands:

1. Log in as, or switch to, the Magento file system owner.
2. Change to the <your Magento install dir>/bin directory.
3. Want to see the current mode? Use this command: bin/magento deploy:mode:show
4. Use the magento deploy:mode:set command as summarized in the following table.

Additional Information

• About Magento modes
• Set the Magento mode (CLI commands)