Spin Up, Tear Down, Repeat: How We Use an IDP to Manage Ephemeral Environments

This conference talk from DevOpsDays Tel Aviv explores how to effectively manage ephemeral development environments using an Internal Developer Platform (IDP). Presented by Mor Paz (DevOps Lead) and Matan Heled (Senior DevOps Engineer) from Port, the 23-minute presentation addresses the common challenge of environment management as teams scale. Learn how to transform development environment creation from a support ticket process into a seamless self-service experience. The speakers demonstrate practical approaches to cataloging, automation, and self-service actions that simplify the entire environment lifecycle—from spinning up to tearing down. By sharing their experience of implementing their own platform to solve universal development challenges, the presenters offer valuable insights for teams struggling with ephemeral environments, broken cleanup scripts, and configuration management issues. Particularly valuable for DevOps professionals seeking to make development environments faster, cleaner, and easier to manage.