---
id: "flipt"
type: "component"
kind: "feature-flag-service"
provider: "default"
category: "ops"
docs: "https://docs.flipt.io/v2/concepts"
url: "https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/flipt"
---

# Flipt

Self-hosted open-source feature flag server with Git-backed storage.

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [default](https://localhost:3000/catalogue?provider=default) |
| Kind | [Feature flag service](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/kinds/feature-flag-service) |
| Category | Operations |
| Official docs | [https://docs.flipt.io/v2/concepts](https://docs.flipt.io/v2/concepts) |

## Properties

| property | type | values | required | kind default | this component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `flagType` | enum | `variant`, `boolean` | no | "variant" | inherited |
| `killSwitches` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `managed` | boolean | — | no | false | **false** |
| `persistsEntityData` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `stagedRollout` | boolean | — | no | false | **true** |
| `storageBackend` | enum | `local-git`, `remote-git`, `object-store` | no | "local-git" | inherited |

Bold values are the ones this component pins.

## Rules that apply · 0

No rule selects this kind or its category.

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## Use it in a design

```yaml
nodes:
  - { id: "flipt", component: "flipt" }
```

## Source (`component` YAML, verbatim)

```yaml
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json
# Flipt: self-hosted open-source feature flag server, Git-native in v2.
# "Flipt concepts": variant flags are the default type, distributions and threshold rollouts
# give percentage rollouts, and storage is local Git-backed with no external dependencies.
schemaVersion: "1"
type: "component"
id: "flipt"
kind: "feature-flag-service"
provider: "default"
docs: "https://docs.flipt.io/v2/concepts"
defaults:
  stagedRollout: true
  managed: false
properties:
  storageBackend:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["local-git", "remote-git", "object-store"]
    default: "local-git"
  flagType:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["variant", "boolean"]
    default: "variant"
  persistsEntityData:
    type: "boolean"
    default: false
```

Human page: https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/flipt