Changelog

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

Just Launched

Builds are now 70% cheaper on average

Every standard build is at least 40% cheaper. Standard builds now cost $0.01 per build-minute on high-performance 4 vCPU / 8 GiB build instances, rounded up to the minute and capped at 30 minutes, so a standard build never costs more than $0.30 (down from $0.50). Smart builds stay at $2.00.

Oct 14, 2026

Builds are now 70% cheaper on average

PricingPlatform
  • Standard builds now cost $0.01 per build-minute, rounded up and capped at 30 minutes, so every standard build is at least 40% cheaper and never costs more than $0.30 (down from $0.50).
  • Every service and website build runs on a high-performance 4 vCPU / 8 GiB build instance.
  • Smart builds stay at $2.00.
Oct 13, 2026

Buy domains directly through Forte

PlatformPricing
  • You can now purchase domains on Forte without leaving the console.
  • Domains are priced at wholesale cost, with no markup on registration or renewal.
Oct 4, 2026

Email sign-in and email testing in sandbox projects

Auth
  • Sandbox projects can now turn on email and password sign-in, and email codes for multi-factor authentication, before your compliance registration is approved. Set the project's email sender to Forte sandbox in project settings.
  • Sandbox email, including verification codes and your email templates, is sent from fortesandbox.com, marked [Sandbox], and limited to 5 emails per day per account.
  • Template emails go only to addresses verified with an emailed code or Google sign-in. Once your registration is approved, switch the sender to your own domain.
Oct 4, 2026

Transfer domains to Forte

Platform
  • You can now transfer a domain you own elsewhere to Forte. Forte checks it can move, copies its current DNS records, and switches nameservers only after the transfer completes.
  • The Domains page shows each domain as a card, including purchases and transfers still in progress.
Sep 28, 2026

Websites are generally available

Platform
  • Websites — static and server-rendered apps, including Next.js — are now generally available to every account.
Sep 16, 2026

MongoDB-compatible databases (closed alpha)

Platform
  • Create a MongoDB-compatible document database on the shared tier and connect it to your services like any managed database.
  • Works with mongosh, Compass, and every MongoDB driver over TLS; users, connections, metrics, and slow queries live in the same console.
  • Request access from the engine tile on the new-database page.
Sep 9, 2026

Cost explorer

PricingPlatform
  • Slice and dice your Forte costs by project, usage type, and time range.
  • Compare costs across projects and timeframes to identify trends and anomalies.
Aug 27, 2026

DNS management zones are now in beta

Platform
  • Manage DNS for a whole domain or delegated subdomain with Forte.
  • Forte automatically manages DNS records required by connected websites and services.
  • Authoritative DNS runs on Cloudflare and 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 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 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.