Setting up Feature Flags with Next.js and Firebase

The Makerkit feature flagging system allows you to control the visibility of certain features in your application. This is useful for testing new features, or for rolling out features to a subset of your users.

Makerkit uses feature flags to let you control the visibility of certain features in your application. We use a feature flag when we think a feature may not be 100% ready or when it's too opinionated and we want to give you the option to turn it off.

NB: In following releases, some flags may be removed and the feature will be enabled by default. Other flags may be removed and the feature will be removed as well.

How it works

By default, Makerkit uses the following feature flags, defined in the src/configurations.ts.ts file:

{
  enableThemeSwitcher: true,
  enableAccountDeletion: false,
  enableOrganizationDeletion: false,
}

Enable Theme Switcher

The theme switcher allows users to switch between light and dark mode. It's enabled by default, but you can disable it by setting the enableThemeSwitcher flag to false.

Enable Account Deletion

The account deletion feature allows users to delete their account.

It's disabled by default, but you can enable it by setting the enableAccountDeletion flag to true or setting the environment variable NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_ACCOUNT_DELETION to true.

NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_ACCOUNT_DELETION=true

Enable Organization Deletion

The organization deletion feature allows users to delete their organization.

It's disabled by default, but you can enable it by setting the enableOrganizationDeletion flag to true or setting the environment variable NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_ORGANIZATION_DELETION to true.

NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_ORGANIZATION_DELETION=true