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title: Compatibility Dates
description: Configure compatibility dates and flags in Miniflare to match Cloudflare Workers runtime behavior.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/dev-products-preview.png
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# Compatibility Dates

* [Compatibility Dates Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/compatibility-dates)

## Compatibility Dates

Miniflare uses compatibility dates to opt-into backwards-incompatible changes from a specific date. If one isn't set, it will default to some time far in the past.

JavaScript

```
const mf = new Miniflare({  compatibilityDate: "2021-11-12",});
```

## Compatibility Flags

Miniflare also lets you opt-in/out of specific changes using compatibility flags:

JavaScript

```
const mf = new Miniflare({  compatibilityFlags: [    "formdata_parser_supports_files",    "durable_object_fetch_allows_relative_url",  ],});
```

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