Company
Date Published
Author
Daniel Efe
Word count
3320
Language
English
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None

Summary

Feature flagging and workflow automation are essential techniques to manage application updates and mitigate errors in production environments. This tutorial explains how to use Flagsmith for feature flagging and Datadog for workflow automation to create a self-healing application environment. By integrating Flagsmith with Datadog, developers can automatically adjust or disable problematic features when errors are detected, reducing manual intervention and minimizing downtime. Datadog workflows allow for automated monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization by triggering tasks based on specific conditions, such as alert states or security signals. Datadog's conditional logic and HTTP actions facilitate complex workflow automation, while Flagsmith's API allows for dynamic feature management without requiring application redeployment. The tutorial includes a practical example using a demo e-commerce project to set up Flagsmith and Datadog, demonstrating how to automate feature health updates and disable features automatically if error rates exceed a certain threshold, ensuring better control and reliability in feature releases.