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How we built the v0 iOS app
We recently released , Vercel’s first mobile app. As a company focused on the web, building a native app was new territory for us.v0 for iOS Our goal was to build an app worthy of an Apple Design Award, and we were open-minded on the best tech stack to get there. To that end, we built dozens of iterations of the product prior to our public beta. We experimented with drastically different tech stacks and UI patterns. We took inspiration from apps which speak the iPhone’s language, such as Apple
Security through design: Creating the improved Firewall experience
At Vercel, we believe security should be intuitive, not intimidating. The best security tool is the one that's actually used. It should be clear, useful, and never in the way. But that's not always the norm. Security tooling can often feel like a tradeoff against shipping velocity. When UX is an afterthought, teams leave tools off or in "logging mode" forever, even when risks are high. That's why we've redesigned the Vercel Firewall experience from the ground up. The new UI helps you see more, d
Workflow Builder: Build your own workflow automation platform
Today we're open-sourcing , a complete visual automation platform powered by the (WDK). Workflow BuilderWorkflow Development Kit The project includes a visual editor, execution engine, and infrastructure, giving you what you need to build your own workflow automation tools and agents. Deploy it to Vercel and customize it for your use case. Read more
Deployments can now require cryptographically-verified commits
Vercel now supports commit verification, letting you protect your deployments by requiring commits to be cryptographically verified before they’re deployed from GitHub. Enable it for GitHub-connected projects in your .project settings Learn more about commit signing and verification on or read more about the setting in our .GitHubdocs Read more
Convex joins the Vercel Marketplace
is now available on the Vercel Marketplace, giving developers an easy way to add a real-time backend to any Vercel project. You can create and connect a Convex project directly from the Vercel dashboard and get a fully configured backend without manual setup.Convex With the new integration, you can: Install Convex from the Marketplace and start building with a fully connected backend in just a few clicks. Read more Provision a Convex project directly from Vercel dashboard Manage accounts and b
Shai-Hulud 2.0 Supply Chain Compromise
Multiple npm packages from various web services through account takeover/developer compromise. A malicious actor was able to add a stealthy loader to the package.json file that locates the Bun runtime, silently installs, then executes a malicious script.were compromised Our investigation has shown that no Vercel environment was impacted and we are notifying a small set of customers with affected builds. Vercel has taken immediate steps to address this for our customers. As an initial step, we r
You can now configure advanced sampling rules for Vercel Drains
You can now configure advanced sampling rules when exporting data to a third-party observability tool when using Vercel Drains. Advanced sampling rules allow you to configure sampling rates for specific environments and path prefixes, providing more granular control over cost management. Vercel Drains is available to Pro and Enterprise teams. Advanced sampling rules can be configured on drains exporting logs or traces. or learn more about .Try it outVercel Drains Read more
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