Introducing the Port and LaunchDarkly integration

We’re excited to roll out a new integration - this time with LaunchDarkly.
LaunchDarkly is a feature management and experimentation platform that enables high-velocity teams to release, monitor, and optimize software in production. By separating code deployments from feature releases, LaunchDarkly enables engineering teams to deploy faster, reduce risk, and iterate continuously. 

Port, on the other hand, is a platform for open internal developer portals. Port consolidates everything developers need to know and execute to deliver software more productively and to comply with organizational standards.

What does this integration mean for you?

Managing feature flags has become a common practice for teams who want to control the complexity of rollouts. 

LaunchDarkly already gives users a lot of context about where and how feature flags are implemented. The Port + LaunchDarkly integration takes things a step further by providing even more insights about how  flags connect to various environments and services. 

Through this integration - that adds LaunchDarkly data into the internal developer portal, users will be able to:

• Understand exactly where and how feature flags are implemented across different environments.
• Gain a comprehensive overview of all feature flags used by any given microservice.
• See all the details about feature flags including configurations, available values, and default values.
• Gain insights into the specific settings of feature flags, attributes, and associated segments.

But it's more than just visibility. Port’s software catalog brings a new layer of context. Imagine this: an on-call engineer is paged and they’re suspecting that a specific feature might cause the issue. They can use a self service action to toggle off a feature flag while having all the relevant context about the incident right in the portal. 

Port also enables the creation of rules that can automatically toggle feature flags based on catalog data. For example you can automatically activate a feature flag to release a feature after all the tests have successfully passed. 

In addition you can easily require manual approval (from a manager for example) before toggling on or off a feature flag through Port adding another layer of control. 

The Benefits of Port and LaunchDarkly Together

1. Better context: Understand the scope and details of available feature flags.
2. Informed usage insights: See how feature flags fit into the broader picture of your software environment.
3. Streamlined management: Create, modify, and delete feature flags without jumping between tools.‍
4. Increased safety and control: Manual approvals for changing feature flags mean you've got an additional safety net for releasing your features.