We release some Coder features or components in feature stages before we consider them "generally available" (GA).

This gives Coder users the opportunity to use the latest Coder features and improve the open-source project.

| Feature stage | Stable | Production-ready | Support | Description |

|-------------------------------------------|--------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| [Experiment](#experiment-hidden) | No | No | N/A | For staging and testing only. Not feature-complete or stable.</br>Hidden and disabled by default. |

| [Early Access](#early-access-features) | No | No | Limited documentation</br>GitHub issues | For staging only. Functional, but not feature-complete or stable.</br>Disabled by default. |

| [Beta](#beta) | No | Not fully | Documentation</br>Discord</br>GitHub | Publicly available on an opt-in basis. In active development with minor bugs. Suitable for staging; optional for production. Not covered by SLA. |

| [GA](#general-availability-ga) | Yes | Yes | License-based / SLA | Stable and tested. Enabled by default. Fully documented. Support based on license. |

| [Legacy (Deprecated)](#legacy-deprecated) | Yes* | Yes* | Best-effort security updates | Legacy features continue to function, but will not be updated outside of the limits defined in a customer's license or agreement.</br>They will be removed in future versions of Coder. |

- **Stable**: No

- **Production-ready**: No

- **Support**: N/A

Experimental features are in active development and hidden by default.

They are not ready for ongoing use and aspects might be broken or can lead to data loss.

You can enable an experimental feature for testing, if you want to explore the latest Coder code, or if you'd like to contribute.

<details><summary>To enable an experimental feature:</summary>

Use the [Coder CLI](../../install/cli.md) `--experiments` flag to enable the feature:

coder server --experiments=featureName

</details>

Early access features are neither feature-complete nor stable.

We do not recommend using early access features in production deployments.

Coder sometimes releases early access features that are available for use, but are disabled by default.

You shouldn't use early access features in production because they might cause performance or stability issues.

Early access features can be mostly feature-complete, but require further internal testing and remain in the early access stage for at least one month.

Coder may make significant changes or revert features to a feature flag at any time.

If you plan to activate an early access feature, we suggest that you use a staging deployment.

Use the [Coder CLI](../../install/cli.md) `--experiments` flag to enable early access features:

They’re in active development and subject to minor changes.

They might contain minor bugs, but are generally ready for use.

Beta features are often ready for general availability within two-three releases.

You should test beta features in staging environments.

You can use beta features in production, but should set expectations and inform users that some features may be incomplete.

We keep documentation about beta features up-to-date with the latest information, including planned features, limitations, and workarounds.

If you encounter an issue, please contact your [Coder account team](https://coder.com/contact), reach out on

[Discord](https://discord.gg/coder), or create a [GitHub issues](https://github.com/coder/coder/issues) if there isn't one already.

While we will do our best to provide support with beta features, most issues will be escalated to the product team.

Beta features are not covered within service-level agreements (SLA).

Most beta features are enabled by default.

Beta features are announced through the [Coder Changelog](https://coder.com/changelog), and more information is available in the documentation.

All features that are not explicitly tagged as `Early access` or `Beta` are considered generally available (GA).

They have been tested, are stable, and are enabled by default.

If your Coder license includes an SLA, please consult it for an outline of specific expectations.

For support, consult our knowledgeable and growing community on [Discord](https://discord.gg/coder), or create a

[GitHub issue](https://github.com/coder/coder/issues) if one doesn't exist already.

Customers with a valid Coder license, can submit a support request or contact your [account team](https://coder.com/contact).

We intend [Coder documentation](../../README.md) to be the [single source of truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_source_of_truth)

and all features should have some form of complete documentation that outlines how to use or implement a feature.

If you discover an error or if you have a suggestion that could improve the documentation, please

Some GA features can be disabled for air-gapped deployments.

Consult the feature's documentation or submit a support ticket for assistance.

- **Stable**: Yes*

- **Production-ready**: Yes*

- **Support**: Best-effort security updates

On rare occasions, the Coder team may deprecate features that have been replaced by another functionality, or that tedious to maintain.

In order to maintain stability and predictability, we avoid deprecating features that might lead to breaking changes as much as we can.

Before we deprecate a feature, we will communicate the upcoming changes and timeline to all customers and through various mediums,

and we'll provide guidance and documentation on how to ease the transition.

After the feature is deprecated, we may continue to patch security vulnerabilities or include community patches as long as we can.

*Legacy features might be stable and production ready, but there's no guarantee that they will continue working without issue or with new features and requirements.

Support is available as defined in your license or agreement.