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Prerequisites

Before you get started with Flipt Cloud, you need to have the following:

  1. An active Flipt Cloud account. If you don’t have an account yet, request access here.
  2. An active GitHub account. If you don’t have an account yet, sign up on GitHub.

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Create a New Environment

1

Login to Cloud

First, log in to the Flipt Cloud web interface. You can access the login page at https://flipt.cloud.

2

Create a New Environment

Once you are logged in, you will see the Flipt Cloud dashboard. Click on Create Environment.

3

Name Your Environment

Give your environment a name and description to help you identify it later.

4

Authorize GitHub

If you haven’t already connected your GitHub account, you’ll be prompted to install our GitHub App in your organization.

Select the repositories you want to allow Flipt Cloud to access, or select all repositories.

5

Select a Repository

Select the repository you want to store your feature flags and configurations in, or create a new one.

You can also specify a branch or use the default branch.

6

(Optional) Choose a Path

Optionally choose a path for your feature flags and configurations.

If you don’t specify a path, your feature flags and configurations will be stored in the root of your repository.

You can choose to store your feature flags and configurations in the root of your repository, or in a subdirectory. If it doesn’t exist, it will be created.

7

Create Environment

Finally, click on Done to create your environment.

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Environment Created

You will be redirected to the environment dashboard.

Click on your new environment to open up the Flipt UI.

9

Create a Feature Flag

Create a new feature flag by clicking on the Flags menu and then clicking on the New Flag button.

See the Getting Started guide in Open Source for more information on how to create a feature flag.

Click on Create.

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Go to your Repository

Go to your repository in GitHub and you will see the feature flag you created.

The feature flag will be stored in the path you specified, or in the root of your repository if you didn’t specify a path.

Each namespace within Flipt Cloud is represented as an additional subdirectory in your repository.

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What’s Next?

You can now start using Flipt Cloud to manage your feature flags and configurations. 🎉

After you’ve created your feature flags, you can start using them in your application.

You can also invite other users to your environment in the Flipt Cloud control plane and manage their permissions.

See the Moving to Production guide for more information on how to manage users, permissions, and how to connect your code to your Flipt Cloud environment for evaluation.

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Questions?

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please ask in either our Discord channel or Flipt Community Discourse.

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