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Following the Node.js 16 end of life on September 11, 2023, we are deprecating Node.js 16 for Builds and Functions on January 31, 2025. Will my existing deployments be affected? No, existing deployments with Serverless Functions will not be affected. When will I no longer be able to use Node.js 16? On January 31, 2025, Node.js 16 will be disabled in . Existing projects using 16 as the version for Functions will display an error when a new deployment is created.project settings How can I upgrade
Mira Murati as CTO, Greg Brockman returns as President. Read messages from CEO Sam Altman and board chair Bret Taylor.
Anyone responsible for a large production database can tell you that ensuring your database is healthy and performing optimally can be difficult and time-consuming. Even with battle-tested dashboards, the latest monitoring tools, and a deep understanding of your application, the phrase “Hey, is something up with the database?” strikes fear into the hearts of even the most experienced operators. Today, we are launching a powerful new set of capabilities in PlanetScale called Insights Anomalies, d
Translating designer brand experiences to the digital world requires putting complete control in the hands of the developer. A lack of ability to fine-tune performance optimizations and application decisions often limits UI possibilities. Read more
Core web app decisions tend to center the backend, due to its complexity and impact over huge swaths of the business. However, frontends have grown far more important and complex in their own right. When not prioritized, the intricate infrastructure around them can quickly spin out of control, dragging teams into untold amounts of tech debt. As becomes more common, developers are turning to the Frontend Cloud to automate away the behind-the-scenes hassles of creating and growing dynamic website
We recently released webhooks for PlanetScale. One of the more interesting parts of building a webhooks service is making it secure and protected from abuse. As soon as we started talking about the project internally, engineers throughout PlanetScale started sharing the different ways they have seen webhooks be abused or exploited in the past. These collective experiences gave us a good list of things to worry about while building out our own webhooks service. In this post, we'll go through some
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