markphelps/flipt
Flipt
Flipt is a Git-native feature management platform and enterprise feature toggle server. It uses Git repositories as the primary source of truth for feature flag configurations, implementing a GitOps workflow where application functionality is controlled through version control.
The system distinguishes itself by utilizing pull requests and code reviews for configuration changes and providing a vendor-neutral evaluation protocol to ensure consistent behavior across different management tools. It supports air-gapped operations with offline license validation for secure, internet-isolated environments.
The platform covers a broad capability surface, including declarative feature flag definitions, user and segment targeting with percentage rollouts, and real-time configuration streaming via server-sent events. Security is managed through cryptographic commit signing, external secret manager integration, and enterprise identity provider connectivity. Additional operational tools include configuration audit logging and observability metrics export.
Features
- Application Functionality Toggles - Provides a version-controlled mechanism to switch application functionality on or off to control feature availability.
- Feature Toggle Servers - Acts as an enterprise feature toggle server streaming real-time updates via server-sent events.
- Feature Flag Management - Manages complex user targeting and percentage rollouts across multiple environments with strict audit trails.
- User-Specific Targeting Rules - Provides a targeting engine for complex rules and percentage-based rollouts to specific user segments.
- Git-Native Feature Management - Controls application functionality using Git as the source of truth for feature flags and configuration versioning.
- Declarative Schemas - Uses declarative JSON or YAML schemas to define and toggle application behavior.
- Evaluation Engines - Includes an evaluation engine to resolve complex targeting rules and percentage rollouts for users.
- Git-Native Feature Management - Provides a Git-native platform where repositories serve as the source of truth for feature configurations.
- GitOps Workflows - Implements automated delivery of configuration changes through Git pull requests and code reviews.
- Git-Backed Configuration Stores - Uses Git repositories as the primary source of truth for storing and auditing feature flag configurations.
- Configuration Change Review Workflows - Requires manual approval and peer review of configuration changes through pull requests before they are applied to production.
- Review Approval Workflows - Implements a workflow requiring manual approval and peer reviews for configuration updates.
- Air-Gapped Operation Modes - Enables feature management and license validation to operate in secure environments without internet connectivity.
- Evaluation Protocols - Provides a vendor-neutral evaluation protocol ensuring consistent flag behavior across different tools.
- DevOps Automation Tools - Automates the creation of pull requests and merge proposals across version control providers to streamline delivery.
- Environment Synchronizers - Utilizes a branching strategy to isolate and promote configurations across development, staging, and production environments.
- Client-Side Evaluation - Allows clients to evaluate feature flags locally to remove network latency and server dependencies.
- Real-Time Updates - Provides real-time push updates to client devices to ensure feature flag changes are applied instantly.
- Air-Gapped Deployments - Provides offline license validation and operation support for secure, internet-isolated environments.
- Commit Signing - Requires digital signatures on version control commits to ensure the authenticity of configuration changes.
- Server-Sent Events - Uses server-sent events to push real-time configuration updates to connected clients over a persistent connection.
- Vendor-Neutral Communication Standards - Implements a vendor-neutral communication standard to ensure feature evaluations work across different management tools.
- Configuration Encryption - Implements a security layer for encrypting sensitive configuration values and signing commits.
- Cryptographic Identity Verification - Uses cryptographic keys to verify the identity of individuals modifying the configuration.
- Secret Management Integrations - Integrates with external secret managers to retrieve sensitive credentials securely instead of storing them in version control.
- Secret Management Providers - Provides a provider-based system for fetching credentials from cloud or file-based managers.
- Branch-to-Environment Mappers - Maps specific Git branches to isolated deployment environments to maintain distinct configuration sets.
- Vendor-Neutral Evaluation Protocols - Implements a vendor-neutral evaluation protocol to ensure consistent feature flag behavior across different management tools.
- Audit Logging Systems - Maintains comprehensive audit logs of all configuration modifications for full accountability.
- Server Applications - Self-contained feature flag solution.
- Server Applications and Infrastructure - Self-hosted feature flagging solution.
