Setting up a staging environment for CI/CD in LiveKit is a great idea to keep things organized and safe. It’s best to use separate instances for staging, production, and development so they don’t accidentally mix or affect real user traffic. For LiveKit Cloud: Just create a separate project for each environment. Each one will have its own URL, API key, and secret. For self-hosted LiveKit: You’ll want to have separate deployments for staging and production, and a local server for development. When configuring your worker, use environment variables to keep your secrets like API keys safe. Here’s an example:

LIVEKIT_API_KEY=<your staging API key>
LIVEKIT_API_SECRET=<your staging API secret>
LIVEKIT_URL=<your staging LiveKit server URL>

For CI/CD, tools like GitHub Actions are super handy for automated testing, or you can use Docker workflows if you’re working with containers. Just make sure to manage your environment carefully by cloning repos, installing dependencies, and setting up environment variables consistently. If you want, I’m here to help with any specific setup questions or more details—just let me know!