Switching between perimeters

Outerbounds allows you to work across multiple perimeters, each representing a distinct compute environment. Changing perimeters allows developers on your team to move between different compute environments within boundaries having different security and access controls.

This document shows end users how to use perimeters, provided they have already been set up. If you need help setting up perimeters, contact Outerbounds in Slack.

Managing perimeters

To view all perimeters available to you, use the outerbounds perimeter list command:

outerbounds perimeter list

Switching perimeters

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Make sure you have Execute access to the target perimeter before attempting to switch. If you receive an error, check your permissions or contact your Outerbounds administrator.

To switch to a different perimeter, use the switch command with the perimeter ID:

outerbounds perimeter switch --id <perimeterId>

For example, to switch to a perimeter with ID prod-env-123:

outerbounds perimeter switch --id prod-env-123