# Add a new environment

Portainer can manage multiple environments in addition to the local environment on which it is installed. 

You can choose to connect to existing environments:

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Or alternatively set up new environments:

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Provision KaaS Cluster</strong></td><td>Provision a Kubernetes cluster via a cloud provider's Kubernetes as a Service</td><td></td><td><a href="add/kaas">kaas</a></td><td><a href="https://3850702872-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXI7douejaBgpZ6CP2zJf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-504391c554a5cb81c47667292d3eaeb20e16d8b7%2Fcard-kaas-large.png?alt=media">card-kaas-large.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create a Kubernetes cluster</strong></td><td>Create a Kubernetes cluster on existing infrastructure</td><td></td><td><a href="add/kube-create">kube-create</a></td><td><a href="https://3850702872-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXI7douejaBgpZ6CP2zJf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9b53881c88b2900357c3cf4d7651fb8657816f54%2Fcard-kube-create-large.png?alt=media">card-kube-create-large.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

You can also add environments via the Portainer API.

{% content-ref url="add/api" %}
[api](https://docs.portainer.io/2.33-lts/admin/environments/add/api)
{% endcontent-ref %}