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App Platform
Generated on 6 Feb 2026
App Platform is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that deploys applications from Git repositories or container images. It automatically builds, deploys, and scales components while handling all underlying infrastructure.
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How-Tos
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Reference
Native and third-party tools, troubleshooting, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Concepts
Explanations and definitions of core concepts in App Platform.
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Latest Updates
Upcoming Changes
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App Platform’s XL build resources (8 CPUs and 20 GiB of memory during builds) are now enabled for all apps by default. The
xl-buildflag is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Removexl-buildfrom your app spec to avoid potential errors once the flag is fully retired.
6 February 2026
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App Platform’s Rust buildpack is now available, simplifying the build and deployment of Rust applications on App Platform.
We have updated the following buildpacks:
- Node.js buildpack: We have added new Node.js runtimes to address CVEs included in the January 2026 security releases.
- Node.js 25.3.0, 25.4.0
- Node.js 24.12.0, 24.13.0
- Node.js 22.22.0
- Node.js 20.20.0
- Node.js buildpack: We have added new Node.js runtimes to address CVEs included in the January 2026 security releases.
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The App Platform UI now includes a Networking tab where you can manage domains, redirects, request routes, dedicated egress IPs, and VPC network settings in one place.
20 January 2026
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App Platform’s .NET buildpack is now available, enabling simplified build and deployment of .NET applications on App Platform.
8 January 2026
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We have updated the following buildpacks for App Platform:
- Go buildpack: We have added the following Go versions. If you have an existing Go app that uses v0, we recommend upgrading to v1.
- go1.23.10 - go1.23.12
- go1.24.4 - go1.24.11
- go1.25.0 - go1.25.5
- PHP buildpack: We have added the following PHP versions. If you have an existing PHP app that uses v1, we recommend upgrading to v2.
- PHP 8.1.33
- PHP 8.2.29
- PHP 8.3.23 - 8.3.28
- PHP 8.4.10 - 8.4.15
- Python buildpack: We have added the following Python versions. If you are on Ubuntu-22 and have an existing Python app that is on v3, v2, v1 or v0, we recommend upgrading to v4.
- Python 3.14.0 - 3.14.1
- Updated uv to 0.9.14
- Node.JS buildpack: We have added the following Nodejs versions. Visit the Node.js buildpack to learn more about specifying a Node.js Engine version.
- Node.js 20.19.3 - 20.19.6
- Node.js 22.17.0 - 22.21.1
- Node.js 24.3.0 - 24.11.1
- Node.js 25.0.0 - 25.2.1
- Ruby buildpack: We have updated the default Ruby version to 3.3.9 and have added the following Ruby versions. If you have an existing Ruby app that uses v1, we recommend upgrading to v2.
- Ruby 3.2.9
- Ruby 3.3.9 - 3.3.10
- Ruby 3.4.5 - 3.4.7
- Ruby 4.0.0-preview2
- Go buildpack: We have added the following Go versions. If you have an existing Go app that uses v0, we recommend upgrading to v1.
For more information, see all App Platform release notes.