> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.envzero.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Default auto-approve

> Configure the default plan auto-approval behavior for new environments in an env zero project, overridable per-deployment by users with the Deployer role.

A project administrator can define the default behavior for their project: whether an initial deployment ([creating a new environment](https://docs.envzero.com/guides/admin-guide/environments/setting-up-a-new-environment.md)) should require [approval at the plan stage](https://docs.envzero.com/guides/admin-guide/environments.md#approval-flow). This value is the **default** only. A user with a [Deployer](https://docs.envzero.com/guides/admin-guide/user-role-and-team-management/default-roles.md#project-deployer) (or above) role can override it when creating an environment.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Consecutive deployments
>
> The default auto-approve value for every consecutive deployment to an existing environment is based on the last deployment, not the project's default setting.
>
> For example, if you deploy the Production environment with auto-approve **off**, your next deployment defaults to **off** even if the project default is **on**.

Configure this setting under the **Policies** tab in **Project Settings**.

![Project settings policies auto-approve configuration](https://mintcdn.com/envzero-b61043c8/t0QBBK-2O7wlTUvX/images/guides/policies-governance/project_settings_policies_auto-approve_configuration.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=t0QBBK-2O7wlTUvX\&q=85\&s=cc1d56be13877fe36fe2d125045d41d9)

Project Settings - Policies

## Next steps

* [Require approval with an OPA policy](https://docs.envzero.com/guides/policies-governance/approval-policies.md)
* [Browse the other runtime policies](https://docs.envzero.com/guides/policies-governance/policies.md) you can set on a project


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