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---
title: LobeHub Feature Flags Environment Variables Configuration Guide
description: >-
Learn how to use environment variables to customize LobeHub's feature flags,
including controlling whether a feature is enabled or disabled, or enabling or
disabling features for specific user groups or environments as needed.
tags:
- LobeHub
- Environment Variables
- Configuration Guide
- Feature Flags
---
# Feature Flags
In addition to basic environment variable configuration, LobeHub also offers feature flags to control whether a feature is enabled globally, or to enable or disable features for specific user groups or environments as needed.
## Feature Flags Environment Variable `FEATURE_FLAGS`
- Type: Optional
- Description: Used to control LobeHub's feature functionalities. Supports multiple feature flags, using `+` to add a feature and `-` to disable a feature. Separate multiple feature flags with a comma `,` and enclose the entire value in quotes `"` to avoid parsing errors.
- Default: `-`
- Example: `"-welcome_suggest"`
All features are controlled by the `FEATURE_FLAGS` variable as the sole configuration variable.
You can achieve various feature combinations using the above configuration syntax. All feature flags are Boolean values, enabled with `+` and disabled with `-`.
<Callout type={'tip'}>
Attention: Unlike the `OPENAI_MODEL_LIST` variable, the `FEATURE_FLAGS` variable does not support
the `all` keyword. You need to manually control all feature flags (otherwise, they will adopt
their default values).
</Callout>
| Configuration Item | Description | Default Value |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| `check_updates` | Allows checking for updates. | Enabled |
| `pin_list` | Controls pinned agent list display in sidebar. | Disabled |
| `language_model_settings` | Enables language model settings. | Enabled |
| `provider_settings` | Controls model provider settings display. | Enabled |
| `openai_api_key` | Allows users to customize the OpenAI API Key. | Enabled |
| `openai_proxy_url` | Allows users to customize the OpenAI proxy URL. | Enabled |
| `api_key_manage` | Controls access to API key management page (/profile/apikey). | Disabled |
| `create_session` | Allows users to create sessions. | Enabled |
| `edit_agent` | Allows users to edit assistants. | Enabled |
| `plugins` | Controls plugin functionality in chat and agent settings. | Enabled |
| `dalle` | Enables the DALL-E functionality. | Enabled |
| `ai_image` | Controls AI image generation feature and page (/image). | Enabled |
| `speech_to_text` | Enables speech-to-text functionality. | Enabled |
| `token_counter` | Reserved for token counter display. | Enabled |
| `welcome_suggest` | Displays welcome suggestions. | Enabled |
| `changelog` | Controls changelog modal/page display. | Enabled |
| `market` | Enables the assistant market functionality. | Enabled |
| `knowledge_base` | Enables the knowledge base functionality. | Enabled |
| `rag_eval` | Controls RAG evaluation feature (/repos/\[id]/evals). | Disabled |
| `cloud_promotion` | Controls cloud service promotion link display in user menu. | Disabled |
| `commercial_hide_github` | Hides GitHub-related links in settings footer (requires commercial license). | Disabled |
| `commercial_hide_docs` | Hides documentation and help menu including changelog, docs, and feedback (requires commercial license). | Disabled |
You can always check the [featureFlags](https://github.com/lobehub/lobehub/blob/main/src/config/featureFlags/schema.ts) to get the latest list of feature flags.
## Standalone Feature Enable/Disable Variables
In addition to the `FEATURE_FLAGS` system above, LobeHub provides dedicated environment variables to enable or disable specific features that depend on external infrastructure. These are standalone variables (not part of `FEATURE_FLAGS`):
| Environment Variable | Default | Description | Requires |
| ------------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| `ENABLED_ARTIFACTS` | `1` | Enable the Artifacts panel (Claude-style code/SVG/React preview) | — |
| `ENABLED_MCP` | `1` | Enable the Model Context Protocol plugin system | — |
| `ENABLED_UPLOAD` | `1` | Enable file upload functionality | S3-compatible storage |
| `ENABLED_KNOWLEDGE_BASE` | `1` | Enable Knowledge Base and RAG features | S3 storage + PostgreSQL |
| `ENABLED_WEB_SEARCH` | `1` | Enable web search integration (online search) | Searxng or search plugin |
Set to `0` to disable. For example, to disable file upload if you haven't configured S3:
```bash
ENABLED_UPLOAD=0
ENABLED_KNOWLEDGE_BASE=0
```
<Callout type={'info'}>
`ENABLED_UPLOAD` and `ENABLED_KNOWLEDGE_BASE` should be disabled if you haven't configured
S3-compatible storage, as file operations will fail without it.
</Callout>