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August 27, 2025
Improved

Suspend Render Key Value instances in the Render Dashboard

Similar to other service types, you can now suspend Render Key Value instances in the Render Dashboard. At the bottom of your instance's Info page, click Suspend Key Value Instance:

Suspending a Key Value instance in the Render Dashboard
Suspending a Key Value instance in the Render Dashboard

You can also include Key Value instances in newly supported bulk suspend actions.

Paid Key Value instances include disk-backed persistence, and they retain their state on disk while suspended. Free Key Value instances do not include persistence, and their state is lost upon suspension.

August 27, 2025
Improved

Suspend and resume services in bulk from the Render Dashboard

You can now suspend multiple services at the same time in the Render Dashboard. Click the checkbox next to each service you want to suspend, then click Suspend in the action menu that appears:

Suspending multiple services in the Render Dashboard
Suspending multiple services in the Render Dashboard

You can resume multiple suspended services the same way by clicking Resume in the action menu:

Resuming multiple suspended services in the Render Dashboard
Resuming multiple suspended services in the Render Dashboard
August 21, 2025
New

Render MCP server is now generally available

The official Render MCP server is now generally available. By connecting AI applications like Cursor and Claude Code, you can manage and inspect your Render infrastructure using natural language:

Analyzing service metrics in Cursor with the Render MCP server
Analyzing service metrics in Cursor with the Render MCP server

Connect your AI app to the official hosted server at https://mcp.render.com/mcp to automatically benefit from new capabilities as they're released (see setup instructions). You can also run the server locally.

Supported tasks include:

  • Fetching and analyzing service metrics (new with this release)
  • Creating web services, static sites, and datastores
  • Fetching and filtering service logs
  • Listing a service’s deploy history
  • Querying a Render Postgres database

Learn more in the documentation.

August 18, 2025
Improved

Default Bun version updated to 1.2.20

Newly created services now use Bun 1.2.20 by default. You can always specify a different version.

Existing services keep their original default Bun version to prevent breaking changes.

August 13, 2025
New

Edge caching for web services is now generally available

You can now enable edge caching for any paid web service in the Render Dashboard. Backed by a global CDN, edge caching dramatically speeds up response times when serving most types of static assets (images, documents, audio, and more):

Diagram illustrating edge caching for web services
Diagram illustrating edge caching for web services

In a simple curl test, enabling edge caching reduced the average wall-clock response time for the same image file by over 40%.

Edge caching is available for all paid web services at no additional charge. Enable it from your web service's Settings page in the Render Dashboard:

Enabling edge caching in the Render Dashboard
Enabling edge caching in the Render Dashboard

Learn how to configure your web service's edge caching behavior in the documentation.

August 11, 2025
New

Added two reduced-access user roles for advanced plan types

Two new workspace member roles are now available for advanced plan types:

  • Contributor (Organization and Enterprise plans) — Has similar permissions to the existing Developer role, with the following additional restrictions:
    • Can't view sensitive fields (such as connection strings and environment variables).
    • Can't access running services via SSH or the Shell tab in the Render Dashboard.
    • Can't create, modify, or delete most workspace resources.
  • Viewer (Enterprise plans only) — Has read-only access to resources in the workspace, except for sensitive fields (such as connection strings and environment variables).

Workspace admins can assign roles to other members in the Render Dashboard. Learn more about member roles in the documentation.

July 29, 2025
New

PostgreSQL 17 is now available for Render Postgres databases

Render Postgres databases now support PostgreSQL version 17. This is now the default version for newly created databases (you can specify a different version at creation time).

You can upgrade an existing database in-place from its Info page in the Render Dashboard:

Upgrading a Render Postgres database in the Render Dashboard
Upgrading a Render Postgres database in the Render Dashboard

Note that your database will be temporarily unavailable during the upgrade. The process usually takes less than one hour.

Learn more about PostgreSQL 17 in the release notes. Learn more about database upgrades in the documentation.

July 21, 2025
New

In-dashboard metrics now display service events

Service metrics in the Render Dashboard now highlight service events that occurred during the selected time frame:

Service events in Render Dashboard service metrics
Service events in Render Dashboard service metrics

By viewing metrics and events together, you can quickly pinpoint the underlying cause of performance changes in your service.

By default, graphs display events related to service deploys and instance failures. Use the Filter events dropdown to select from a wide variety of additional event types:

Selecting service events to display in metrics
Selecting service events to display in metrics

Click any event in a metrics graph to view more details about it.

Learn more about service metrics in the documentation.

July 16, 2025
Early Access

Edge caching for web services entering early access

Coming to early access, paid web services will support edge caching for static content (text files, images, audio, and so on). By serving cached assets directly from Render's global CDN (similar to static sites), you can shorten your web service's response times and reduce load:

A diagram depicting edge caching for web services
A diagram depicting edge caching for web services

To apply for early access, please upvote the feature request at feedback.render.com. We'll gradually roll out early access to requesting workspaces over the coming weeks.

After early access is enabled for your workspace, you'll be able to enable edge caching for a web service from its Settings page in the Render Dashboard.

For preliminary details on edge caching, see the documentation.

July 15, 2025
Deprecated

Deprecated: Legacy service sharing

Some workspaces created before January 1, 2023 currently support sharing individual services with Render users outside the workspace:

The legacy sharing UI in the Render Dashboard (only visible to specific workspaces)
The legacy sharing UI in the Render Dashboard (only visible to specific workspaces)

This legacy sharing method is now deprecated. Future platform changes might disrupt access granted by this method. There is currently no scheduled date for end-of-life.

Collaboration remains central to the Render platform. If you currently use this sharing method, you can add affected users to your workspace and assign them appropriate roles.