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Unleash

Open-Source Feature Management

Unleash

Roll out features gradually without deploying new code. Unleash lets you turn features on/off, A/B test, and do canary releases - reducing risk and giving you instant control over what users see.

Overview

PropertyValue
CategoryDev & Deployment
Deployments1
Tech StackDocker, PostgreSQL 16
TagsFeature management, Open-source

Features

  • 10,000+ GitHub stars - Trusted open source with large, active community
  • Battle-tested - 20 million downloads, used in production at scale
  • Gradual rollouts - Release to 5%, then 25%, then 100% of users safely
  • A/B testing built-in - Test features with specific user segments
  • Instant kill switch - Turn off problematic features immediately, no deploy needed
  • Target users - Show features to specific segments, beta users, or paying customers
  • Works everywhere - SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, and 15+ languages
  • Environment-aware - Different feature states for dev, staging, and production

Use Cases

  • Product teams - Test features with small groups before full launch
  • Engineering teams - Deploy code to production but activate features later
  • SaaS companies - Show premium features only to paying customers
  • Continuous delivery - Ship code daily without risking user-facing changes
  • Experimentation - Run A/B tests to find what actually improves metrics
  • Risk management - Quickly disable features causing issues without emergency deploys

Quick Deploy

Deploy this template with one click on CloudStation:

https://app.cloud-station.io/template-store/unleash?deploy=true

Configuration

Key environment variables for Unleash:

VariableDescription
DATABASE_URLPostgreSQL connection string
DATABASE_SSLEnable SSL for database
UNLEASH_URLPublic URL of Unleash
INIT_ADMIN_API_TOKENInitial admin API token

This template is maintained by CloudStation and receives regular updates.