Server Getting Started
Once you have the server configured, built and deployed, you can begin to use it to setup Applications, Environments, and Feature Flags. If you have successfully done this, you should be greated with the following page:
In the upper right, you will find a "Tools" menu, clicking on this will give you options:
- Reload Application Toggles
- Add Feature Toggle
- Add New Application
- Add New Environment
- Add New Feature Toggle Schedule
- Force Cache Refresh
When setting up a new server, you will start by adding an Application, followed by additional Environments, followed by Feature Toggles.
An application refers to a code base that is using the Client. An application may have several Environments, and multiple Feature Flags. For example, one application may be your "Ecommerce Website", while another application might be the "Customer Administration Portal".
An environment (or stage) refers to a specific deployment of an application. Usually this refers to your development or production deployments, using values like "Dev", "QA", "UAT", "PROD". An application can have multiple environments and each environment is unique to that application. A Feature Toggle can have a different status in different environments. This allows you to control how the Feature is deployed.
A Feature Toggle refers to the actual feature that you wish to turn on or off in your application's code.