From 9cbae93a9dadb2092b6ae33fc2944e7f4ff731cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "mintlify[bot]" <109931778+mintlify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 21:02:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note preview env apps in env group synced applications --- applications/configure/environment-groups.mdx | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/applications/configure/environment-groups.mdx b/applications/configure/environment-groups.mdx index d409b7f..e6a9bfb 100644 --- a/applications/configure/environment-groups.mdx +++ b/applications/configure/environment-groups.mdx @@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ services: Environment groups listed in `envGroups` must already exist in the project before deploying. +## Viewing Synced Applications + +Open an environment group and select the **Synced Apps** tab to see every application currently consuming it, along with the clusters those applications run in. + +Apps running in [preview environments](/preview-environments/overview) that reference the environment group are listed alongside regular applications and are tagged with a **Preview** badge so you can tell them apart from their base app (which often shares the same name). Selecting a preview card opens the app inside the preview environment it belongs to. + + +A cluster cannot be removed as a sync target while any application synced to the environment group — including preview environment apps — is still running on it. Tear down the preview environment (or remove the env group from its `porter.yaml`) before removing the cluster as a sync target. + + ## Updating an Environment Group When you update an environment group, all applications synced to it are automatically redeployed with the new values.