Introducing the new Render CLI and refreshed Render Dashboard.

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December 18, 2024
New

View platform compliance documentation in the Render Dashboard

Documents related to Render platform security and compliance are now available from the Document Center in the Render Dashboard:

The Document Center in the Render Dashboard
The Document Center in the Render Dashboard

Open the Document Center by visiting dashboard.render.com/documents or by clicking Compliance and documents in the bottom-left corner of the dashboard.

All workspaces can view the following documents:

  • SOC 3 report
  • GDPR DPA

Organization and Enterprise workspaces can view additional documents after signing an NDA:

  • SOC 2 Type 2 report
  • ISO 27001 certificate
  • Render security policy
December 16, 2024
Improved

Add your Git deployment credentials to multiple Render accounts

You can now add your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket credentials to more than one Render account to enable deploys from your repositories.

This is useful for:

  • Individuals with separate Render accounts for work and personal use
  • Agencies that help many different organizations get up and running on Render

Manage your deployment credentials from the Account Security section of your Account Settings page:

Configuring deployment credentials in the Render Dashboard
Configuring deployment credentials in the Render Dashboard

Note the following:

  • You can't use the same Git provider account to log in to multiple Render accounts—only to enable deploys.
  • A given Render account can have up to one connected account from each Git provider (GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket).

Learn more in the documentation.

December 09, 2024
New

The Render CLI is now generally available

Install the Render CLI to start managing Render services directly from your terminal:

Interactive navigation in the Render CLI
Interactive navigation in the Render CLI
  • Kick off service deploys (and optionally block on completion with --wait).
  • Restart a service or trigger a one-off job.
  • View and filter live service logs.
  • Open a psql session to your database, and much more.

The CLI provides interactive, menu-based navigation. It also supports non-interactive mode with output in any of JSON, YAML, or plaintext for use in automation.

Get started with the Render CLI.

December 09, 2024
Improved

Enhanced navigation in the Render Dashboard

The Render Dashboard now provides faster, more intuitive navigation between your different services, environments, and workspaces.

  • The left pane displays your workspace's top-level resources and settings (along with documentation and other helpful links):
The left navigation pane in the Render Dashboard
The left navigation pane in the Render Dashboard
  • As you navigate between services and other resources, the left pane updates to show what's most relevant:
Settings for a service in the Render Dashboard
Settings for a service in the Render Dashboard
  • While viewing a resource, use the breadcrumbs at the top of the page to switch between projects, environments, and individual services:
Resource breadcrumbs in the Render Dashboard
Resource breadcrumbs in the Render Dashboard
  • Open the improved search (⌘+K / CTRL+K) and use the arrow keys to jump directly to any resource:
Workspace-wide search in the Render Dashboard
Workspace-wide search in the Render Dashboard
  • Switch to a different workspace with the dropdown menu in the left pane:
Switching workspaces in the Render Dashboard
Switching workspaces in the Render Dashboard

Open the Render Dashboard to try out the new navigation!

December 02, 2024
Improved

Added point-in-time recovery to all paid database instances

As of Render's most recent database maintenance, every paid PostgreSQL instance now includes point-in-time recovery (PITR). In the event of data loss, use PITR to restore your database to any previous state from the past few days:

Point-in-time recovery in the Render Dashboard
Point-in-time recovery in the Render Dashboard

Prior to this maintenance, some paid databases on legacy instance types did not support PITR.

Because PITR provides continuous backup capabilities, Render no longer creates daily logical database backups. You can still create and export logical backups on demand from your database's Recovery page in the Render Dashboard:

Creating a logical backup in the Render Dashboard
Creating a logical backup in the Render Dashboard

Learn more in the documentation.

November 20, 2024
Improved

OpenSSH updated to version 9.9

All Render services now use OpenSSH version 9.9 to manage SSH connections. Services previously used version 8.9.

If you initiate SSH connections from your service, this upgrade includes one change that might affect those connections. From the OpenSSH release notes:

"SetEnv directives in ssh_config and sshd_config are now first-match-wins to match other directives. Previously if an environment variable was multiply specified the last set value would have been used."

If you use the SetEnv directive in your service's SSH configuration, make sure you don't set the same environment variable multiple times to avoid unexpected behavior.

Learn more about using SSH on Render in the documentation.

November 12, 2024
Early Access

The Render CLI is now available in public beta

An interactive menu in the Render CLI
An interactive menu in the Render CLI

Now in public beta, the new Render CLI provides command-line support for common platform actions, including:

  • Triggering service deploys, restarts, and one-off jobs
  • Opening a psql session to your database
  • Viewing and filtering live service logs

The CLI supports interactive menu-based navigation, along with a non-interactive mode for use in scripts and CI/CD.

Get started with the Render CLI.

November 08, 2024
New

Render achieves ISO 27001 certification

Render has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, an internationally recognized standard of requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Alongside our SOC 2 Type 2 attestation, this certification exemplifies Render's rigorous ongoing commitment to maintaining a secure, global application platform.

Customers with an Organization or Enterprise workspace can request our ISO 27001 certificate from the Render Trust Center.

November 07, 2024
New

AI chat now available in the Render documentation

The Render docs now provide AI-powered chat trained on our documentation content. Click Ask AI next to the search box:

Opening AI chat in the Render docs
Opening AI chat in the Render docs

Use the chat to receive fast, focused answers to your questions about the platform, along with links to relevant articles:

Example AI chat in the Render docs
Example AI chat in the Render docs
November 05, 2024
New

In-place PostgreSQL upgrades now generally available

In-place PostgreSQL upgrades are now generally available for all Render workspaces. This feature upgrades your database to the most recent major PostgreSQL version supported by Render (currently 16).

Upgrading your database requires downtime. Schedule upgrades accordingly.

Open the upgrade page for your database in the Render Dashboard by clicking the version number on its Info page:

Opening the version upgrade page for a PostgreSQL database
Opening the version upgrade page for a PostgreSQL database

Learn more in the documentation.