Inngest, known for its success with Serverless developers, is now addressing the needs of developers running long-running applications on servers such as Render, AWS EC2, and DigitalOcean by introducing Connect as a Developer Preview in their TypeScript, Python, and Go SDKs. Connect serves as a drop-in replacement for serve(), enabling applications to connect to Inngest via outbound persistent connections, which enhances function latency and scalability. Utilizing the WebSocket protocol, Connect eliminates the need for multiple HTTP requests, supports elastic horizontal scaling, and is ideal for container runtimes like Kubernetes or ECS without requiring a load balancer for inbound traffic. This approach simplifies the handling of long-running steps by removing platform HTTP timeouts and enhances the developer experience by allowing all Inngest-related code to be colocated in a single file. Once deployed with Connect, applications gain full visibility on health and load through the Inngest Platform, supporting rollbacks, rolling releases, and more for refined production deployment control. Developers are encouraged to try Connect during its preview phase and provide feedback, with comprehensive documentation available to guide users from setup to advanced deployment configurations.