November 2019 Summaries

A popular project management tool Bitbucket has been integrated with Vercel, allowing teams to plan projects, collaborate on code, test, and deploy all in one place. The integration makes it easy for users to build and deploy code using Vercel's features such as static websites, Serverless Functions, or a combination of both. With the new integration, commits pushed to Bitbucket are automatically built and deployed with Vercel, providing automatic deployments with built-in CI/CD, DNS, and TLS. Preview deployments can be enabled through feature branches, allowing teams to test changes thoroughly before merging. Automatic deployments can also be set up via Bitbucket, enabling users to link their project and trigger a deployment every time they push changes. The integration is available for all Bitbucket projects, making it easy to connect with Vercel and start using the new features.

Vercel has launched the next evolution of its web dashboard, designed to simplify project management and deployment processes. The new dashboard provides an easy-to-use interface for creating new projects, importing existing code, managing domains, setting up redirects, inspecting deployments and functions, and managing teams. Key features include automatically deployed templates or repositories from GitHub or GitLab integrations, automated deployment of projects with Vercel, production domain associations, improved browser tab icons reflecting deployment status, and enhanced performance to reduce the time to First Meaningful Paint by over 1.2 seconds.

With the help of today's feature release, users can now reduce the entire process of deploying code to production down to a single click using the Vercel Deploy Button. This new feature allows users to create their own deploy button for their project and automatically creates a Git repository for them. The interface is user-friendly and easy to use, making it ideal for both new and existing users. By empowering open source maintainers and enabling faster deployment workflows, this release aims to make it easier for developers to share and update their creations.

The new "Functions" tab on the dashboard provides a centralized location for inspecting and managing Serverless Functions, offering real-time requests, failed requests, and detailed information about function performance in one glance. This feature simplifies the process of monitoring and debugging Serverless Functions, making it easier to detect inconsistencies and ensure smooth operation. The updated interface also enables developers to quickly identify issues and optimize their functions for better performance and reliability.

You can now customize the memory and maximum execution duration of your Serverless Functions, or assign a custom runtime, by using the new `functions` configuration property in your `vercel.json` file. This feature is only available when using Git Integration or Vercel CLI, and allows you to adjust default behavior for functions deployed after November 8th. The `functions` property can be used to customize memory settings, maximum execution duration, and even assign a custom runtime from a list of officially supported languages or Community Runtimes provided by third-party developers. This change is part of several features planned to support advanced use cases of Serverless Functions on Vercel.

Vercel has released several updates in November 2019, including improved dashboard and project pages, clearer warnings for team invite links and DNS configuration, and enhanced domain notification emails. The platform also added support for Node.js 12 LTS on Serverless Functions, providing a more reliable environment for developers to deploy their applications. Additionally, Vercel has refined its preview and shipping features, allowing users to start deploying their projects with ease. The updates aim to provide a better user experience and improve the overall performance of the platform.