News
Python 3.10 and PHP 8.0
We continually add the latest Python and PHP versions as Django and WordPress support them. Currently this includes Python 3.10 and PHP 8.0.
Deployment log
You can now see a live stream of the current deployment from within the Dashboard. You can also see a list of past deployments and other operations such as: backups, clones, password resets, etc. which have been initiated through the dashboard.
Faster deployments with faster `pip install`
When deploying your site or starting a new site, the pip install process accounts for the largest amount of time. We have massively sped this up by adding a local file-based cache of PyPI. We′re seeing end-to-end deployment times around 21 seconds for Django and 48 seconds for Wagtail!
On-demand backups
You can now take and download backups of your site on-demand directly from the Dashboard. This makes it super convenient to take backups in between deployments or to download an up-to-date snapshot of production.
Sentinel security
We often joke that a huge percentage of all traffic on the internet is from bots. This is not actually a joke! One of the biggest problems facing our customers’ website performance was being attacked or probed by malicious bots. Our new Sentinel protection:
- Automatically rate limits requests to your site.
- Specially protects the Django, Wagtail, and WordPress admin URLs.
- Temporarily blocks suspicious IP addresses.
- Sits in front of your website and requires no code changes.
Permanent free tier
Our beta program has concluded. A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated!
With this we have introduced a permanent Free Tier. Free accounts include a MariaDB or Postgres database - plus everything else you need to run a website.
Enterprise tier
Enterprise plans include dedicated servers and custom firewall rules. This essentially acts like your own private cloud - customers can report on capacity of their dedicated infrastructure and manage all webapps across their organization.
Another big THANK YOU to our early adopter Enterprise customers!