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## 21.1.8 About the Advantages of the Oracle APEX Runtime Environment

An Oracle APEX runtime environment enables you to run applications, but does not provide a web interface for administration or direct development of these applications.

Note:

To ensure the security and performance of your development environment, this functionality is not available in Oracle APEX instances running in Oracle Cloud.

Oracle recommends that you run any sensitive production APEX applications with a runtime installation of APEX. A runtime installation does not expose the web-based application development environment, thus preventing the use of App Builder, SQL Workshop, and related utilities on a production installation. Additionally, a runtime environment only includes the APEX database objects and privileges necessary to run applications, making it a more hardened environment.

See Also:

Installing Exported Applications in a Runtime Environment in Oracle APEX Administration Guide

Parent topic: Understanding Administrator Security Best Practices