## TL;DR

Upgrade to Flipt 2.6.0 or later. Flipt v2.0.1 in Kubernetes consumes 550-800 MB of memory with only 4 flags, configured with 4 environments backed by 2 git storage projects.

## Steps

1. Flipt v2.0.1 in Kubernetes consumes 550-800 MB of memory with only 4 flags,
configured with 4 environments backed by 2 git storage projects. The git repos
are GitOps repos for ArgoCD with substantial history, and Flipt appeared to
hold far more of that history in memory than needed.

2. Upgrade to Flipt 2.6.0 or later. The fix reduced how much git history Flipt
keeps in memory for git-backed storage. The reporter confirmed memory usage
dropped dramatically after upgrading ("far far better").

3. - Flipt v2 with git storage, memory in the multi-hundred-MB range.
- The backing repos have deep history (GitOps repos usually do).
- Flag count is small, so the memory is clearly not from the flags themselves.

4. If you see that shape, do not tune resource limits first. Upgrade to 2.6.0+.

## When to use

You are seeing this: The git repos are GitOps repos for ArgoCD with substantial history, and Flipt appeared to hold far more of that history in memory than needed. Use this skill when you run into "Flipt v2 high memory consumption (800MB) with git storage in Kubernetes".

## When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

## Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: Flipt v2.0.1, Flipt 2.6.0. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

## Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_nQ0TrqIKpl6ObznFVwLXDA/versions/skv_m1V8bGCuf0Izr7tE7W2r1A>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_nQ0TrqIKpl6ObznFVwLXDA>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_nQ0TrqIKpl6ObznFVwLXDA/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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