Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes shipped across the Forte platform.

Just Launched

Provisioned compute is now 50% cheaper

We just cut the price of provisioned compute in half — same capacity, half the rate.

Aug 27, 2026

DNS hosting is now in beta

Platform
  • Host a whole domain or delegated subdomain with Forte.
  • Forte automatically adds the DNS records required by connected websites and services.
  • Authoritative DNS runs on Amazon Route 53's globally distributed network.
Aug 17, 2026

Email and password sign-in

Auth
  • You can now sign up for and sign in to the Forte console with an email address and password directly.
Aug 10, 2026

Improved payments dashboard

Developer ExperiencePayments
  • View details for user payments and search transactions by user, status, time, and more.
Aug 5, 2026

Custom email templates

Developer Experience
  • Create reusable branded email templates, preview and manage them in project settings, and send them to users through the API.
Aug 4, 2026

Partial refunds

Payments
  • Refund any portion of a payment; partially refunded payments remain refundable until the full amount has been returned.
Aug 2, 2026

Managed Postgres enters open beta

Platform
  • Managed PostgreSQL databases with automatic service connections are now in open beta.
  • Create a database in your project, connect it to services with managed credentials, and monitor connections and slow queries from the console.
Jul 29, 2026

Password protected static sites

Platform
  • Password protection is now supported for static sites in addition to SSR websites.
Jul 24, 2026

Managed Postgres in early access

Platform
  • Managed Postgres is now available in early access for select customers. Contact us to request access.
Jul 17, 2026

Provisioned compute is now 50% cheaper

PlatformPricing
  • Provisioned compute is now half the price, with no change to capacity or performance.
Jul 16, 2026

Default project on signup

PlatformAuth
  • New accounts now start with a default project so you can deploy immediately.
Jul 15, 2026

Service metrics & better request search

Observability
  • Added more per-service metrics (resource utilization and active / inactive time) to the console.
  • Improved request-log search with additional granularity in filtering.
Jul 14, 2026

Request-details drawer & docs redesign

ObservabilityDeveloper Experience
  • Click any request log to open a full request/response details drawer.
  • Redesigned documentation with clearer navigation and iconography.
Jul 11, 2026

Public Help Center

Developer Experience
  • Launched a searchable Help Center with answer-first pages and FAQs.
Jul 9, 2026

Smarter service setup

Developer Experience
  • Forte now automatically suggests base directories for monorepos when you create a service.
Jul 8, 2026

Website hosting upgrades

Platform
  • Static sites now run on our next-generation hosting layer for faster delivery.
  • Password-protect any deployed SSR website.
Jul 7, 2026

GitHub sign-in & per-contact MFA

Auth
  • Added GitHub as a sign-in option for the Forte console.
  • Per-contact MFA rules — require a second factor on specific contact methods.
  • Fixed OTP codes for sandbox projects to simplify testing.
Jul 2, 2026

Pause & resume services

Platform
  • Pause a service to scale it to zero and stop paying for idle compute; resume on demand.
Jun 26, 2026

Request search & payment trendlines

ObservabilityPayments
  • Search and filter request logs by method, path, and status.
  • Payment analytics now include trendlines; subscriptions use 3-D Secure for card safety.
Jun 24, 2026

MFA for your users & ACH payments

AuthPayments
  • Multi-factor authentication for your users — email and SMS second factors.
  • Accept ACH payments and configure allowed payment methods per charge.
Jun 12, 2026

Response streaming

Platform
  • Services can now stream responses.
Jun 3, 2026

Actions, the AI assistant & service custom domains

PlatformDeveloper Experience
  • Introduced Actions — schedule code to run on your services (recurring or one-time) with automatic retries.
  • Launched the Forte AI assistant as a floating help widget in the console.
  • Attach custom domains to services from the web console.
May 31, 2026

Websites in beta & build cancellation

Platform
  • Static and server-rendered websites, including Next.js, are now available in beta.
  • Cancel an in-progress service or website build from the console.
May 14, 2026

Static and website app hosting

Platform
  • Closed Alpha: deploy static or server-rendered apps, including Next.js, on managed, auto-scaling infrastructure with response streaming support.
May 1, 2026

Forte opens the changelog

Platform
  • After roughly six months of heads-down building in stealth, Forte is opening up.
  • Starting today we're keeping a public changelog so you can follow every change we ship.