Can LaunchDarkly be self-hosted?

LaunchDarkly is presented as a cloud-only, multi-tenant SaaS feature-flag platform whose control plane, including flag definitions, targeting rules, configuration, change history, and audit logs, cannot be installed on customer-owned infrastructure. Although its SDKs support local evaluation and its open-source Relay Proxy can run within customer networks to cache and relay flag data, both continue to depend on LaunchDarkly’s hosted control plane and therefore do not constitute self-hosting. The distinction is especially relevant for organizations with data-residency, governance, regulatory, or air-gapped environment requirements, where control over the location of management systems, audit records, and access controls may be necessary. The text defines genuine self-hosting as operating the entire control plane, database, administrative interface, and governance functions within an organization’s own infrastructure, and positions Unleash as an open-source alternative that supports cloud, hybrid, and self-hosted deployments. It also advises teams considering migration to assess SDK support, targeting-rule compatibility, environment scale, and traffic requirements before moving from LaunchDarkly.

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