Changelog
What's new
Every new feature, improvement and fix shipped on Bot-Hosting, newest first.
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Steadier console and checkout
- Fixed
Commands typed in the console are now confirmed by the server instead of occasionally being dropped without a word.
- Fixed
First-time buyers with no billing address on file could get stuck at checkout. Checkout now asks for it.
- Improved
HTTPS apps stay reachable under heavy traffic spikes on the shared edge.
- Fixed
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Studio and the console shell
- New
Studio: an AI coding agent that works directly on your deployment, with Plan, Build and Auto modes and a diff of every change.
- New
Shell in the console: switch from App to Shell to run commands inside your deployment, even while the app is stopped.
- Improved
Git works out of the box in the shell.
- New
The shell is also available through the API and the MCP server.
- New
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Clearer billing
- Improved
Cancelling a plan now explains exactly what happens to your deployments and when.
- New
Coins bought on the old platform are converted to credits automatically.
- Improved
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Bot-Hosting CLI
- New
Deploy from VS Code, Cursor or any editor with
bh deploy. Only changed files are uploaded, and files your bot writes on the server are never touched.
- New
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AI assistant in the dashboard
- New
An assistant that reads your logs, explains crashes and can act on your deployments, asking before anything that cannot be undone.
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When your app crashes, the assistant offers to look into it.
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Clearer errors on your app URLs
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Your app URL shows an explanatory 404 or 502 page instead of a blank screen, including which port your app should listen on.
- Fixed
Custom domain verification checks public DNS, so a record you just added is picked up sooner.
- New
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OAuth apps and new runtimes
- New
Sign in with Bot-Hosting: create OAuth apps that act on behalf of your users.
- New
New runtimes: Lavalink, PHP bots, PHP websites and static sites.
- New
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MCP server
- New
Connect Bot-Hosting to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI clients to manage your deployments in plain language.
- Improved
More API routes, and the API tab is now the Dev tab.
- Improved
Environment variables can be edited in place.
- New
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Git auto-pull
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Deployments linked to GitHub can pull the latest commit automatically on every restart.
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Plans can be offered as gifts.
- New
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Public API
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A REST API with API keys and full documentation to automate your deployments.
- New
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Prices in your currency
- Improved
Prices are shown in your local currency based on where you are.
- Improved
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Rust, Go, C++ and Lua
- New
New runtimes: Rust, Go, C++ and Lua.
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Import and export your databases.
- New
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Templates (beta)
- New
Deploy a ready-made project in one click from the templates catalog, or publish your own from a public GitHub repository.
- New
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Documentation
- New
A knowledge base covering deployments, runtimes, domains and databases.
- New
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Packages manager
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A Packages tab to add and remove dependencies without touching the terminal.
- Improved
More Node.js, Python and Java versions to choose from.
- New
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Databases as deployments
- New
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis run like any other deployment, with a built-in data manager.
- New
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Custom domains
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A Domains tab to serve your app over HTTPS on a bot-hosting address or your own domain.
- Improved
The console and file manager are easier to use on a phone.
- New
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