Say "hello" to Background Functions, now available in Beta for Netlify customers on Pro plans and above.
Run long-running serverless functions asynchronously in the background
Exciting update! Starting today Background Functions are now available to Netlify customers on Pro plans and above.
Background Functions allow you to run serverless functions in the background for up to 15 minutes. It's as easy as appending -background to the filename in your functions directory.
Background functions are perfect for any tasks that take a long time to complete or don't require an immediate client response, such as:
Batch processing
Scraping
Interfacing with slow APIs
Adding users to email lists
Media processing
Headless browser requests
And more!
Serverless functions on the Starter plan
Your Starter plan includes access to Netlify Functions, which give you the ability to run AWS Lambda functions as synchronous endpoints with a 10-second maximum execution time. Even with the shorter time limit, these standard functions are super powerful for adding dynamic functionality without managing a server. Check out the Functions documentation to learn how to take advantage of Netlify Functions today.
Happy building!
- The Netlify Team
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Next.js Preview Mode on Netlify, new Team Overview functionality, and more Jamstack tutorials!
Preview mode now available for Next.js on Netlify
Netlify now supports Preview Mode for Next.js applications! No need to wait for your builds to preview small content changes—bypass the statically generated page to server-side render a draft page from any data fetching solution! Learn how to take advantage of Preview Mode in this blog post, and sign up for a full demo of Next.js on Netlify features November 17. Also catch Cassidy Williams, principal developer experience engineer at Netlify, speaking at Next.js Conf today at 12:40 pm PT.
New Team Overview dashboard: Collaborate Easier, Develop Faster
Netlify Team Overview is a central dashboard in the Netlify UI that surfaces the most important information about your team and the web projects they're working on. You can see real-time status of your team's site builds to the latest audit logs, and more, all in one place. This way everyone has a common understanding of what's happening across your team's websites and apps, and no one is wasting time digging for information.
Hear from the developer leaders at ACLU, Teespring, LiveChat, Applitools, and more about how they are developing with the modern web. Whether you're new or experienced in the Jamstack you'll want to check out these talk replays from Jamstack Conf Virtual from October 6.
Victoria Beckham Beauty: Building a premium, personalized and dynamic e-commerce store on the Jamstack
Victoria Beckham Beauty, a luxury clean beauty brand, engaged Fostr, an e-commerce agency, to create their online store. To create high-performing sites with a faster digital experience, they adopted a Jamstack approach with a decoupled architecture, integrating Contentful and Netlify with services like Shopify Plus.
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