# Environments - Servers assigned

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/environments-servers-assigned/3443>\
**Category:** Rancher 1.x\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/environments-servers-assigned/3443 "2016-07-18T14:20:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cmacrae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/cmacrae/32/1519_2.png) [@cmacrae](https://forums.suse.com/u/cmacrae)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/environments-servers-assigned/3443/1 "2016-07-18T14:20:34Z")

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Hi there,

I am looking to implement Rancher in our workplace. I have hit a question that hopefully you guys can help me out.

Can you assign a host to one environment then use it in another? It seems you can’t and I can understand why. Can you clarify?

Thanks,  
Calum

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**Author:** ![cjellick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/cjellick/32/2876_2.png) [@cjellick](https://forums.suse.com/u/cjellick)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/environments-servers-assigned/3443/2 "2016-07-18T15:56:59Z")

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Hi,

You cannot share hosts across environments essentially because environments are designed as an authorization/resource access boundary. We use environments to allow admins to control what users have access to what resources and hosts are the most basic resource unit in rancher.

Does that answer your question?