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Dev tools · June 26, 2024

Dorkly – Open source feature flags

Dorkly is a free open source Feature Flag backend for LaunchDarkly SDKs. It uses simple yaml files stored in GitHub as the source of truth. Full disclosure: made by a former LaunchDarkly employee + current fan.

Dorkly – Open source feature flags launched on June 26, 2024 with 203 votes, #219 of 4,672 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

Dorkly is a free, open source feature flag backend compatible with LaunchDarkly SDKs. It stores feature flag configurations in simple YAML files hosted on GitHub, using them as the single source of truth. Designed for developers who want feature flag functionality without the cost of a commercial service, Dorkly provides a lightweight alternative that integrates with existing LaunchDarkly tools.

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From the sources

This project has been renamed from Dorkly to Brightly and has been moved: https://github.com/brightlyorg/brightly/wiki - Home · dorklyorg/dorkly Wiki

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